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Jobs & commute in Gapland

Jobs and earnings in Gapland, and the trip to work

Hardly any stay in Gapland for work; outside it, Frederick is the main destination (27%, 13 miles). The Census job records count 33 working residents of Gapland and no jobs based in it.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Maryland 9.4%
Work in town
0%
0 of 33 working residents
Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Gapland

On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

33live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night26
Workday0
26live here− 33head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Gapland on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Out of Gapland to work: where people go

Landover Hills: 1 residents work here (3%)Boonsboro: 1 residents work here (3%)Brunswick: 1 residents work here (3%)Mount Airy: 1 residents work here (3%)Hagerstown: 2 residents work here (6%)Frederick: 9 residents work here (27%)Baltimore: 1 residents work here (3%)Lovettsville: 1 residents work here (3%)GaplandBallenger Creek: 2 residents work here (6%)Columbia: 2 residents work here (6%)FrederickHagerstownBallenger CreekColumbiaLandover HillsBoonsboroGapland
1
Frederick13.4 mi away
27%9
2
Hagerstown16.7 mi away
6%2
3
Ballenger Creek12.8 mi away
6%2
4
Columbia44.9 mi away
6%2
5
Landover Hills51.8 mi away
3%1
6
Boonsboro7.3 mi away
3%1
7
Brunswick6.1 mi away
3%1
8
Mount Airy27 mi away
3%1
9
Baltimore56.4 mi away
3%1
10
Lovettsville, VA9.2 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%12
The top trips

Where Gapland clocks in

27% of workers
13.4 mi awayFrederick9 Gapland residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
16.7 mi awayHagerstown2 Gapland residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6%Ballenger Creek
6% of workers
12.8 mi awayBallenger Creek2 Gapland residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Gapland

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miFrederick: 27% · 13.4 miHagerstown: 6% · 16.7 miBallenger Creek: 6% · 12.8 miColumbia: 6% · 44.9 miLandover Hills: 3% · 51.8 miBoonsboro: 3% · 7.3 miBrunswick: 3% · 6.1 miMount Airy: 3% · 27 miBaltimore: 3% · 56.4 miLovettsville: 3% · 9.2 miFrederick 27%Hagerstown 6%Ballenger Creek 6%Columbia 6%Landover Hills 3%Gapland
GaplandTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi4 residents
53%10–24 mi17 residents
16%25–50 mi5 residents
19%Over 50 mi6 residents

About 19% 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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Gapland: questions

What is the poverty rate in Gapland?

0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Gapland work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frederick (27%, 13 mi), Hagerstown (6%, 17 mi), Ballenger Creek (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Gapland, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Gapland

Gapland home →
HandbookGetting around GaplandRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in MDShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.