Bon Air · Photo: E.H. Pickering, HABS photographer · Public domainHouseholds in Fallston earn more than those in 96% of U.S. towns
Fallston grades A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. The poverty rate is 4.6%, next to 9.4% for Maryland as a whole. Only 4% stay in Fallston for work; outside it, Baltimore is the main destination (14%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Fallston: the gist
Fallston’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fallston is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #28 of 261 in Maryland. Unemployment is its strongest input (0.5%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fallston could be anywhere from A to A+.
Fallston’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fallston workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,077 commuters (the 18% 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 daily flow of workers through Fallston
On a workday 3,869 residents head out to work, 142 work right here, and 1,286 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,400 people are in Fallston on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.36 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.
Where Fallston goes to work
Where Fallston clocks in
14% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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 kinds of work in Fallston
1,428 jobs are based in Fallston.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fallston, 2013 → 2023: 1,153 → 1,428. 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 Fallston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Fallston
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.
Fallston is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fallston is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #243 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Fallston 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 4,995 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 44% 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). 0.0% of Fallston households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Fallston’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000, Fallston comes 122nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 13 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Berlin Township OH | 10,766 | $169K | 2.1% | 3.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 121 | Linthicum MD | 11,313 | $135K | 3.3% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| 122 | Fallston MD | 10,013 | $155K | 4.6% | 0.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 123 | Barrington IL | 10,586 | $148K | 4.6% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| 124 | Burr Ridge IL | 11,179 | $157K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | 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 Fallston, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Fallston and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Bel Air North (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fallston workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallston | – | A+ | C | 36 min | $154,688 |
| Bel Air North | 2% | A | B− | 33 min | $137,336 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fallston’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 Fallston: questions
What is the median household income in Fallston?
$154,688 (±$19,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fallston?
4.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fallston?
36 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fallston work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (14%, 19 mi), Towson (7%, 14 mi), Bel Air (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fallston walkable?
Fallston is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fallston without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fallston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fallston
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.