Dames Quarter has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Dames Quarter report 1 jobs for 46 working residents. Hardly any stay in Dames Quarter for work; outside it, Salisbury is the main destination (20%, 22 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Maryland 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dames Quarter on a workday afternoon
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Dames Quarter on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Dames Quarter to work: where people go
Where Dames Quarter clocks in
20% of workers
4% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Dames Quarter
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dames Quarter, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 1. 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 Dames Quarter’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dames Quarter
of Dames Quarter workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Dames Quarter
About 33% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Dames Quarter
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dames Quarter workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dames Quarter | – | — | — | — | $83,750 |
| Chance | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Deal Island | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chance and Deal Island: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dames Quarter’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 Dames Quarter: questions
What is the median household income in Dames Quarter?
$83,750 (±$48,529) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dames Quarter?
6.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dames Quarter work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (20%, 22 mi), Berlin (4%, 38 mi), Baltimore (4%, 87 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dames Quarter without a car?
0% 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 Dames Quarter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dames Quarter
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.