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Jobs & commute in Frenchtown-Rumbly

Frenchtown-Rumbly has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

6 jobs are based in Frenchtown-Rumbly; 30 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Frenchtown-Rumbly for work; outside it, Princess Anne is the main destination (17%, 12 miles). 21.2% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.4% for Maryland as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Frenchtown-Rumbly

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night52
Workday28
52live here− 30head out to work+ 6come in to work= 28on a workday

About 28 people are in Frenchtown-Rumbly on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Frenchtown-Rumbly ends

Smyrna: 1 residents work here (3%)CrisfieldPrincess Anne: 5 residents work here (17%)Berlin: 2 residents work here (7%)Pocomoke City: 2 residents work here (7%)Fruitland: 1 residents work here (3%)Salisbury: 5 residents work here (17%)Baltimore: 1 residents work here (3%)Langley Park: 1 residents work here (3%)Frenchtown-RumblyFairland: 1 residents work here (3%)West PocomokeDundalk: 1 residents work here (3%)FairmountPrincess AnneSalisburyBerlinPocomoke CitySmyrnaFruitlandFrenchtown-Rumbly
1
Princess Anne12.4 mi away
17%5
2
Salisbury25.3 mi away
17%5
3
Berlin38.9 mi away
7%2
4
Pocomoke City16.1 mi away
7%2
5
Smyrna, DE85.4 mi away
3%1
6
Fruitland20.9 mi away
3%1
7
Baltimore94 mi away
3%1
8
Langley Park87.8 mi away
3%1
9
Fairland91.4 mi away
3%1
10
Dundalk89.4 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%10
The top trips

Where Frenchtown-Rumbly clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

In Frenchtown-Rumbly, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in Frenchtown-RumblyJobs Frenchtown-Rumbly residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%10%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices100%67%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%7%
$1,251–$3,333 a month83%30%
Over $3,333 a month0%63%

Who does it

29 or younger50%13%
30 to 5450%67%
55 and older0%20%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Frenchtown-Rumbly’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Frenchtown-Rumbly

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPrincess Anne: 17% · 12.4 miSalisbury: 17% · 25.3 miBerlin: 7% · 38.9 miPocomoke City: 7% · 16.1 miSmyrna: 3% · 85.4 miFruitland: 3% · 20.9 miBaltimore: 3% · 94 miLangley Park: 3% · 87.8 miFairland: 3% · 91.4 miDundalk: 3% · 89.4 miPrincess Anne 17%Salisbury 17%Pocomoke City 7%Smyrna 3%Frenchtown-Rumbly
Frenchtown-RumblyTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi1 residents
57%10–24 mi16 residents
11%25–50 mi3 residents
29%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 29% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Frenchtown-Rumbly and the towns next door

Fairmount: few work hereFairmountFrenchtown-Rumbly
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownFrenchtown-Rumbly workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Frenchtown-Rumbly–———$20,915
Fairmountunder 4%——26 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Fairmount: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Frenchtown-Rumbly’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Frenchtown-Rumbly: questions

What is the median household income in Frenchtown-Rumbly?

$20,915 (±$795) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Frenchtown-Rumbly?

21.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Frenchtown-Rumbly work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Princess Anne (17%, 12 mi), Salisbury (17%, 25 mi), Berlin (7%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Frenchtown-Rumbly, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Frenchtown-Rumbly

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.