Photo: AMK1211 · CC BY-SA 2.0Denton has higher unemployment (12.7%) than 98% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Denton itself; outside it, Easton draws the most (7%, 15 miles). Jobs and income earn Denton C−; getting around on foot earns it B. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Denton: the gist
Denton trades workers with the towns around it
Denton has about as many jobs (2,633) as working residents (2,260), but they are mostly different people: 1,984 residents leave for work each day while 2,357 people come in. Only 10% of the jobs in Denton are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Denton’s commute
The biggest draw, Easton, gets only 7% of working residents, and 61% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Denton residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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.
The figures behind Denton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Denton is better than 20% of U.S. towns, #254 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Denton’s grade up (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Denton could be anywhere from D to C+.
Denton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,984 residents head out to work, 276 work right here, and 2,357 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).
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 Denton to work: where people go
Where Denton clocks in
7% 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.
How many miles Denton commutes
About 30% 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.
What work there is in Denton: 2,633 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Denton, 2013 → 2023: 3,255 → 2,633. 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 Denton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Denton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Denton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,001 commuters (the 8% 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.
Most of Denton commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Denton is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns, #194 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.2% 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 2,169 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.8% of Denton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Denton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Denton is 2,992nd of 3,627 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,990 | Brookville Township IN | 5,797 | $64K | 11.3% | 7.6% | 17% | C− |
| 2,991 | Trimble Township OH | 3,972 | $58K | 19.2% | 3.6% | 7% | C− |
| 2,992 | Denton MD | 5,075 | $67K | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12% | C− |
| 2,993 | Unicoi TN | 3,861 | $42K | 21.3% | 4.8% | 5% | C− |
| 2,994 | Dexter ME | 3,874 | $52K | 23.1% | 2.1% | 17% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Denton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Denton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Denton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton | – | C− | B | 30 min | $66,510 |
| West Denton | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Denton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Denton’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 Denton: questions
What is the median household income in Denton?
$66,510 (±$5,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Denton?
12.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Denton?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Denton work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Easton (7%, 15 mi), Baltimore (4%, 51 mi), Parole (3%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Denton walkable?
Denton is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Denton without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Denton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Denton
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.