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Jobs & commute in Deer Park

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Deer Park works elsewhere

There are 23 jobs in Deer Park, against 100 working residents. Hardly any stay in Deer Park for work; outside it, Oakland is the main destination (15%, 4 miles). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers; Maryland has 19%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

23 jobs based here
Household income
$52K
median · Maryland $104K
Poverty
11.1%
Maryland 9.4%
Unemployment
2.6%
Maryland 4.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
17 min
Maryland 31 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 100 working residents
Work from home
4%
Maryland 19% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

A workday in Deer Park: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 100 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.

100live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
23work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday220
300live here− 100head out to work+ 23come in to work= 220on a workday

About 220 people are in Deer Park on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.23jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Deer Park: the destinations

KitzmillerLoch Lynn HeightsFriendsville: 1 residents work here (1%)Deer ParkGrantsville: 3 residents work here (3%)Mountain Lake Park: 5 residents work here (5%)Hurlock: 1 residents work here (1%)Oakland: 15 residents work here (15%)Annapolis: 2 residents work here (2%)Aberdeen: 1 residents work here (1%)Cumberland: 6 residents work here (6%)RowlesburgMidlothianLa Vale: 2 residents work here (2%)Towson: 3 residents work here (3%)OaklandCumberlandMountain Lake ParkGrantsvilleTowsonAnnapolisDeer Park
1
Oakland4.1 mi away
15%15
2
Cumberland34.1 mi away
6%6
3
Mountain Lake Park3.4 mi away
5%5
4
Grantsville21 mi away
3%3
5
Towson144.6 mi away
3%3
6
Annapolis154.2 mi away
2%2
7
La Vale31.6 mi away
2%2
8
Friendsville17 mi away
1%1
9
Hurlock193.6 mi away
1%1
10
Aberdeen168.2 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
61%61
The top trips

Where Deer Park clocks in

15% of workers
4.1 mi awayOakland15 Deer Park residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
34.1 mi awayCumberland6 Deer Park residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
3.4 mi awayMountain Lake Park5 Deer Park residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 65% of jobs based in Deer Park

Jobs based in Deer ParkJobs Deer Park residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms65%17%
Trade, transport & utilities13%20%
Services: health, schools, offices22%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less26%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%35%
Over $3,333 a month48%51%

Who does it

29 or younger9%25%
30 to 5443%41%
55 and older48%34%
−15%

Jobs based in Deer Park, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 23. 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 Deer Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The daily trip from Deer Park: about 17 minutes

A year of commuting
128 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Deer Park17 min
Maryland31 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Deer Park workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Deer Park gets to work
83%Drive alone
4%Carpool
4%Walk
9%Other

Share of the 146 commuters (the 4% 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

Miles to work from Deer Park

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miOakland: 15% · 4.1 miCumberland: 6% · 34.1 miMountain Lake Park: 5% · 3.4 miGrantsville: 3% · 21 miTowson: 3% · 144.6 miAnnapolis: 2% · 154.2 miLa Vale: 2% · 31.6 miFriendsville: 1% · 17 miHurlock: 1% · 193.6 miAberdeen: 1% · 168.2 miOakland 15%Cumberland 6%Mountain Lake Park 5%Grantsville 3%Towson 3%Deer Park
Deer ParkTop destinations (size = commuters)
47%Under 10 mi45 residents
17%10–24 mi16 residents
13%25–50 mi12 residents
23%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 23% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Deer Park: questions

What is the median household income in Deer Park?

$52,500 (±$20,332) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Deer Park?

11.1%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Deer Park?

17 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Deer Park work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakland (15%, 4 mi), Cumberland (6%, 34 mi), Mountain Lake Park (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Deer Park 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 Deer Park, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.