Sudler's Conclusion · Photo: Douglas Barber, HABS photographer · Public domainWork and commuting in Fairmount
A typical one-way commute from Fairmount lasts 26 minutes (Maryland 31, U.S. 26). 6% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Hardly any stay in Fairmount for work; outside it, Salisbury is the main destination (9%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Fairmount
On a workday 92 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Fairmount on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Fairmount: the destinations
Where Fairmount clocks in
9% of workers
8% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Fairmount
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairmount workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 6% 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.
The distance from Fairmount to work
About 39% 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.
Around Fairmount: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairmount workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount | – | — | — | 26 min | $51,827 |
| Frenchtown-Rumbly | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frenchtown-Rumbly: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairmount’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 Fairmount: questions
What is the median household income in Fairmount?
$51,827 (±$43,677) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairmount?
28.4%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairmount?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairmount work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (9%, 22 mi), Princess Anne (8%, 9 mi), Easton (4%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairmount without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairmount, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairmount
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.