London Town Publik House · Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Edgewater has higher household incomes than 86% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.3 in Baltimore. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line (Maryland 9.4%). The two grades for Edgewater are A for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Edgewater apart on work
The better-paid jobs are outside Edgewater
71% of Edgewater residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Edgewater pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 93% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Edgewater workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Edgewater are held by workers 29 or younger, against 20% of Edgewater’s own working residents. 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.
Jobs & income in Edgewater: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Edgewater is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #85 of 261 in Maryland. Household income is its strongest input ($114,365, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, 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, Edgewater could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What work there is in Edgewater: 2,950 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgewater, 2013 → 2023: 3,000 → 2,950. 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 Edgewater’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 36 minutes in Edgewater
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgewater workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,536 commuters (the 21% 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.
Who commutes out of Edgewater, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,657 residents head out to work, 260 work right here, and 2,690 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,600 people are in Edgewater on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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.
11% of working residents work in Parole
Where Edgewater 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.
The commute from Edgewater, by distance
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.
Edgewater is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edgewater is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #102 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.8% 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 4,457 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 81% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 33% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 2.5% of Edgewater households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Edgewater’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Edgewater is 512th of 2,922 U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Fairwood MD | 7,526 | $181K | 6.5% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 510 | Jackson Township PA | 9,348 | $84K | 4.7% | 0.9% | 12% | A |
| 511 | Norway WI | 7,856 | $103K | 5.4% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| 512 | Edgewater MD | 8,519 | $114K | 4.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A |
| 513 | Sanger TX | 10,238 | $91K | 7.4% | 1.4% | 8% | A |
| 514 | Salem Township MI | 6,786 | $112K | 7.2% | 3.0% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,922 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Edgewater, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns next door employ 11% of Edgewater
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgewater workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | – | A | A | 36 min | $114,365 |
| Riva | under 2% | A+ | C− | 33 min | $176,094 |
| Mayo | under 2% | A | B− | 35 min | $155,300 |
| Annapolis Neck | under 2% | A+ | A− | 30 min | $173,879 |
| Parole | 11% | A | A | 30 min | $120,361 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Parole. Darker towns draw more of Edgewater’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 Edgewater: questions
What is the median household income in Edgewater?
$114,365 (±$16,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edgewater?
4.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgewater?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgewater work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parole (11%, 3 mi), Annapolis (8%, 3 mi), Washington (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Edgewater walkable?
Edgewater is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 15.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edgewater without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 33% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgewater, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgewater
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.