Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Colesville has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.3 in Baltimore. 3.4% of residents are in poverty (Maryland 9.4%). Jobs and income earn Colesville A+; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Colesville apart on work
Home offices are common in Colesville
33% of Colesville workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Colesville workers cross into Washington, D.C.
19% of Colesville workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (20%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Colesville
70% of Colesville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Colesville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Colesville is a place people come home to
There are 1,960 jobs based in Colesville, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Colesville has about 9,900 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 drives the Jobs & income grade in Colesville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Colesville is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #15 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Colesville’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Colesville could be anywhere from A to A+.
Colesville’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colesville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,414 commuters (the 33% 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.
20% of working residents work in Washington
Where Colesville clocks in
20% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Inside Colesville’s 1,960 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colesville, 2013 → 2023: 1,651 → 1,960. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Colesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Colesville
On a workday 6,417 residents head out to work, 131 work right here, and 1,829 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,900 people are in Colesville on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
How far Colesville goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Colesville
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Colesville is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns, #75 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Colesville 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 6,543 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 87% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 31% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 6.2% of Colesville households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Colesville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Colesville next to U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000: 48th of 2,362 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 10 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Greenville WI | 13,388 | $118K | 1.7% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 47 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 48 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 49 | Weddington NC | 14,517 | $191K | 4.0% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 50 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
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| 88 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Colesville, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Colesville and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colesville | – | A+ | A | 30 min | $130,682 |
| Fairland | under 2% | B+ | A | 35 min | $98,800 |
| Glenmont | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $126,542 |
| Cloverly | under 2% | A− | A− | 35 min | $152,083 |
| Kemp Mill | under 2% | B+ | A | 31 min | $146,354 |
| White Oak | under 2% | B− | A+ | 34 min | $83,370 |
| Layhill | under 2% | A | A+ | 39 min | $146,308 |
| Wheaton | under 2% | B | A+ | 32 min | $111,478 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colesville’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 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 Colesville: questions
What is the median household income in Colesville?
$130,682 (±$35,941) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colesville?
3.4%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colesville?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colesville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (20%, 12 mi), Rockville (6%, 8 mi), Bethesda (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Colesville walkable?
Colesville is more walkable than 93% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Colesville without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 31% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colesville
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.