Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author or not provided · Public domainFederalsburg has lower household incomes than 98% of U.S. towns
34.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 9.4% for Maryland as a whole. Federalsburg grades D for jobs and income and B for walkability. For 3% of workers, the job is at home; Maryland has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Federalsburg, in brief
Federalsburg makes and builds things
59% of the jobs based in Federalsburg are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Federalsburg residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
Few Federalsburg workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
The jobs in Federalsburg pay better than its residents’ jobs
67% of the jobs based in Federalsburg pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 51% of the jobs Federalsburg residents hold. 91% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Federalsburg. The jobs ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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.
Income, poverty and work: Federalsburg’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Federalsburg is better than 5% of U.S. towns, #260 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Federalsburg’s grade up (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($33,571, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Federalsburg could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Federalsburg makes things: 59% of its jobs are in goods
1,793 jobs are based in Federalsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Federalsburg, 2013 → 2023: 1,623 → 1,793. 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 Federalsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes to work from Federalsburg
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Federalsburg workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,081 commuters (the 3% 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.
Miles to work from Federalsburg
About 32% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Federalsburg
On a workday 1,118 residents head out to work, 163 work right here, and 1,630 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Federalsburg on a workday afternoon, 18% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 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.
9% of working residents work in Easton
Where Federalsburg clocks in
9% 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.
Getting around Federalsburg: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Federalsburg is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #180 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Federalsburg 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 1,110 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). 16.0% of Federalsburg households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Federalsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Federalsburg compares with U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Cabin John MD | 2,179 | $250K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Brown Station MD | 3,451 | $169K | 3.3% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Naval Academy MD | 3,006 | $122K | 1.5% | 4.4% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,598 | Morris Township PA | 2,731 | $45K | 17.5% | 14.4% | 10% | D |
| 4,599 | Union City IN | 3,450 | $39K | 31.2% | 7.1% | 17% | D |
| 4,600 | Federalsburg MD | 2,864 | $34K | 34.0% | 9.5% | 13% | D |
| 4,601 | Rogers City MI | 2,869 | $49K | 17.7% | 6.8% | 28% | D |
| 4,602 | Van Horn TX | 2,020 | $60K | 21.1% | 1.4% | 33% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,882 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Federalsburg, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
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 Federalsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Federalsburg?
$33,571 (±$7,131) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Federalsburg?
34.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Federalsburg?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Federalsburg work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Easton (9%, 17 mi), Hurlock (6%, 7 mi), Cambridge (4%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Federalsburg walkable?
Federalsburg is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Federalsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Federalsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Federalsburg
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.