Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Edmonston, MD
7% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Edmonston grades A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 6.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.3 in Baltimore.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Edmonston
Edmonston is where the jobs are
Edmonston has 908 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Edmonston makes and builds things
59% of the jobs based in Edmonston are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Edmonston residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 12%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Edmonston workers cross into Washington, D.C.
33% of Edmonston workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (33%) and Arlington (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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; with 537 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Edmonston: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Edmonston is better than 81% of U.S. towns. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($78,333, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
Unemployment (12.4%) is left out: Edmonston’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Edmonston could be anywhere from B to A+.
A workday in Edmonston: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 531 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 902 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Edmonston on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
A place that makes things: 59% of Edmonston’s jobs are in goods
908 jobs are based in Edmonston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edmonston, 2013 → 2023: 1,053 → 908. 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 Edmonston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Edmonston live
Where Edmonston clocks in
33% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Time on the road from Edmonston: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edmonston workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 572 commuters (the 7% 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.
Edmonston’s commute, mile by mile
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.
In Edmonston, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Edmonston is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Edmonston near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 618 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 11.3% of Edmonston households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Edmonston’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200, Edmonston ranks 644th of 6,161 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Cabin John MD | 2,179 | $250K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 642 | Marshall NY | 1,910 | $101K | 6.9% | 0.4% | 7% | A− |
| 643 | Port Byron IL | 1,638 | $112K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 4% | A− |
| 644 | Edmonston MD | 1,621 | $78K | 7.8% | 12.4% | 1% | A− |
| 645 | Ship Bottom NJ | 1,126 | $109K | 3.7% | 2.3% | 9% | A− |
| 646 | Charlestown MD | 1,553 | $122K | 8.5% | 4.3% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Edmonston, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Edmonston
The biggest share goes to Hyattsville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edmonston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonston | – | A− | A+ | 31 min | $78,333 |
| Riverdale Park | under 2% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $120,043 |
| East Riverdale | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 33 min | $81,831 |
| Hyattsville | 3% | B+ | A+ | 34 min | $91,941 |
| Bladensburg | under 2% | C | A+ | 37 min | $63,179 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Edmonston’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 Edmonston: questions
What is the median household income in Edmonston?
$78,333 (±$15,987) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Edmonston?
7.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edmonston?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edmonston work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (33%, 6 mi), College Park (4%, 3 mi), Hyattsville (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Edmonston walkable?
Edmonston is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.7 out of 20, and 13% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Edmonston without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edmonston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edmonston
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.