Households in Fulton earn more than in almost any other U.S. town
For jobs and income Fulton is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (B+). Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. Below the poverty line: 0.7% of residents; Maryland has 9.4%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fulton: the figures worth knowing
Fulton fills up on a workday
Fulton has 15,108 jobs, 5.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 18,000 people are in town, 3 times the 5,700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jobs in Fulton have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Fulton went from 2,493 in 2013 to 15,108 in 2023, +506%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Fulton works from home
39% of Fulton workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
80% of Fulton’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data, and so do 87% of the jobs based in Fulton. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Fulton is services
94% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Fulton earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fulton is among the top U.S. towns, #1 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Fulton’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fulton stays A+.
Fulton’s population more than triples on a workday
On a workday 2,259 residents head out to work, 291 work right here, and 14,817 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18,000 people are in Fulton on a workday afternoon, 221% more than live here.
5.9 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.
Most jobs in Fulton are in services
15,108 jobs are based in Fulton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fulton, 2013 → 2023: 2,493 → 15,108. 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 Fulton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Fulton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fulton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,997 commuters (the 39% 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.
Where Fulton’s workforce comes from
Where Fulton clocks in
11% 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.
How far Fulton goes to work
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.
Driving is how Fulton gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 6.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,274 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 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). 2.2% of Fulton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Fulton’s commuters take a bus or train.
11th of 3,476: where Fulton ranks among U.S. towns of 4,000 to 7,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 9 | Oak Hill TN | 4,581 | $216K | 1.2% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 10 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
| 11 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 12 | Larch Way WA | 4,424 | $160K | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 13 | South Barrington IL | 5,071 | $222K | 1.0% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Ashton-Sandy Spring MD | 5,630 | $174K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,476 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Fulton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Fulton and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fulton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | – | A+ | B+ | 26 min | $222,039 |
| Scaggsville | under 2% | A+ | B− | 30 min | $207,220 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fulton’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 Fulton: questions
What is the median household income in Fulton?
$222,039 (±$31,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fulton?
0.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fulton?
26 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fulton work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbia (12%, 4 mi), Baltimore (11%, 19 mi), Washington (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fulton walkable?
Fulton is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fulton without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fulton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fulton
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.