St. Clement's Island Historic District · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainCobb Island has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
55 jobs are based in Cobb Island for 339 working residents. Only 1% work in Cobb Island; the top destination outside it is Waldorf (13%, 25 miles). For 6% of workers, the job is at home, where Maryland as a whole has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cobb Island, in a few figures
Cobb Island workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 51 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 391 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Cobb Island is a place people come home to
There are 55 jobs based in Cobb Island, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cobb Island has about 630 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cobb Island’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cobb Island is Waldorf, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (43) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 339 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The trip to work from Cobb Island: about 51 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cobb Island workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 505 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How a workday changes Cobb Island
On a workday 335 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Cobb Island on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Cobb Island’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where the trip to work from Cobb Island ends
Where Cobb Island clocks in
13% of workers
12% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Cobb Island
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cobb Island, 2014 → 2024: 118 → 55. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cobb Island’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Cobb Island
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cobb Island workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb Island | – | — | — | 51 min | — |
| Rock Point | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Point: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cobb Island’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Cobb Island: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cobb Island?
2.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cobb Island?
51 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cobb Island work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waldorf (13%, 25 mi), La Plata (12%, 20 mi), Washington (6%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cobb Island without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cobb Island, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cobb Island
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.