Berkley Crossroads Historic District · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Making a living in Darlington
Hardly any stay in Darlington for work; outside it, Baltimore is the main destination (12%, 32 miles). At home: 11% of workers have no commute at all (Maryland 19%). The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, next to 31 for Maryland and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Darlington on a workday
On a workday 174 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Darlington on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
Where people from Darlington work
Where Darlington clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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.
66% of the jobs in Darlington pay over $3,333 a month
123 jobs are based in Darlington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Darlington, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 123. 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 Darlington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 19 minutes from Darlington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Darlington workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 148 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Darlington
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.
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 Darlington: questions
What is the median household income in Darlington?
$81,875 (±$25,865) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Darlington?
9.5%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Darlington?
19 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Darlington work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (12%, 32 mi), Bel Air (10%, 11 mi), Towson (4%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Darlington without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Darlington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Darlington
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.