Photo: MsCrof at English Wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Crofton are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 5% stay in Crofton for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (8%, 20 miles). Below the poverty line: 2.9% of residents (Maryland 9.4%). Jobs and income earn Crofton A+; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Crofton, in brief
No single place dominates Crofton’s commute
The biggest draw, Washington, DC, gets only 8% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Crofton residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Crofton
71% of Crofton residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Crofton pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
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.
Inside Crofton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Crofton is better than 96% of U.S. towns, #39 of 261 in Maryland. Household income is its strongest input ($150,577, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Crofton could be anywhere from A to A+.
The towns that employ Crofton’s residents
Where Crofton clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Crofton: what the 4,465 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crofton, 2013 → 2023: 4,615 → 4,465. 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 Crofton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Crofton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 11,369 residents head out to work, 595 work right here, and 3,870 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22,000 people are in Crofton on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Time on the road from Crofton: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crofton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,821 commuters (the 23% 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 far Crofton’s workers travel
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.
In Crofton, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Crofton is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #209 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.0% across Maryland.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 15,290 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 0.9% of Crofton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Crofton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Crofton is 77th of 1,366 U.S. towns of 21,000 to 40,000 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Arnold MD | 24,303 | $142K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| 47 | Pasadena MD | 34,309 | $130K | 5.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Mililani Mauka HI | 21,278 | $139K | 3.3% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 76 | St. Michael MN | 22,498 | $131K | 3.2% | 2.9% | 6% | A+ |
| 77 | Crofton MD | 29,549 | $151K | 2.9% | 3.7% | 5% | A+ |
| 78 | Ilchester MD | 28,364 | $152K | 5.1% | 3.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 79 | Melissa TX | 29,969 | $139K | 1.9% | 3.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,366 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Crofton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Crofton
The biggest share goes to Odenton (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Crofton’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 Crofton: questions
What is the median household income in Crofton?
$150,577 (±$10,974) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crofton?
2.9%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crofton?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crofton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (8%, 20 mi), Baltimore (7%, 20 mi), Parole (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Crofton walkable?
Crofton is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Crofton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Crofton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crofton
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.