Photo: Bohemian Baltimore · CC BY-SA 4.0Cockeysville has 3.1 jobs for every working resident: 31,037 people commute in to work
Jobs & income B−: better than 55% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #209 of 261 in Maryland.
Walkability A: more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns · #115 of 261 in Maryland.
Household incomes here are higher than in 53% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 24 minutes each way (Maryland 31, U.S. 26). About one in seven work in Cockeysville; the top destination outside it is Baltimore (21%, 12 miles).
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.0 transit trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.3 in Baltimore (EPA, 2020 schedules).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Cockeysville, in brief
Cockeysville has far more jobs than workers
Cockeysville has 32,509 jobs, 3.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 46,000 people are in town, 92% more than the 24,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Cockeysville and Baltimore trade workers both ways
Baltimore is the top workplace for Cockeysville residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Cockeysville come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Cockeysville draws workers from far and wide
The 32,509 jobs in Cockeysville are filled from a wide area. Cockeysville’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Cockeysville are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 31 across Maryland. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maryland worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Cockeysville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cockeysville is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #209 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Cockeysville’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cockeysville could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Cockeysville nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 8,949 residents head out to work, 1,472 work right here, and 31,037 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46,000 people are in Cockeysville on a workday afternoon, 92% more than live here.
3.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Cockeysville’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Cockeysville clocks in
21% of workers
9% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Maryland
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cockeysville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,418 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
71% of the jobs in Cockeysville pay over $3,333 a month
32,509 jobs are based in Cockeysville. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cockeysville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cockeysville, 2013 → 2023: 38,595 → 32,509. 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 2023.
Half of Cockeysville commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Cockeysville is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cockeysville is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #115 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Cockeysville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 13,112 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 63% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 24% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.4% of Cockeysville households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Cockeysville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cockeysville is 969th of 1,577 U.S. towns of 17,000 to 32,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Cockeysville, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Arnold MD | 24,303 | $142K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 70 | Damascus MD | 17,640 | $159K | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 967 | South Salt Lake UT | 26,934 | $72K | 15.8% | 4.3% | 7% | B− |
| 968 | Wahiawa HI | 17,996 | $87K | 16.3% | 3.8% | 6% | B− |
| 969 | Cockeysville MD | 23,962 | $78K | 12.6% | 5.3% | 14% | B− |
| 970 | Mayfield Heights OH | 19,667 | $67K | 8.5% | 5.7% | 8% | B− |
| 971 | Ruskin FL | 29,834 | $79K | 10.8% | 4.5% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,577 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Cockeysville and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Timonium (5%). Darker towns draw more of Cockeysville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cockeysville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockeysville | – | B− | A | 24 min | $77,680 |
| Timonium | 5% | A | B+ | 26 min | $119,863 |
| Mays Chapel | under 2% | A | B− | 25 min | $126,996 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, 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 Cockeysville: questions
What is the median household income in Cockeysville?
$77,680 (±$7,504) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cockeysville?
12.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cockeysville?
24 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cockeysville work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (21%, 12 mi), Towson (9%, 6 mi), Timonium (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cockeysville walkable?
Cockeysville is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cockeysville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 24% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cockeysville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cockeysville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.