Garrett Park Historic District · Photo: ZeWrestler · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Garrett Park commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
244 jobs are based in Garrett Park, against 436 working residents. Hardly any work in Garrett Park itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (23%, 10 miles). For 56% of workers, the job is at home (Maryland 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Garrett Park apart on work
A lot of Garrett Park works from home
56% of Garrett Park workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Most Garrett Park residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. 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; with 436 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 34 minutes to work from Garrett Park
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Garrett Park workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 210 commuters (the 56% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Garrett Park
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 many people are in Garrett Park by day
On a workday 436 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 244 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Garrett Park on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
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 Garrett Park’s working residents head each day
Where Garrett Park clocks in
23% of workers
12% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Garrett Park, 2013 → 2023: 302 → 244. 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 Garrett Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Garrett Park
The biggest share goes to North Bethesda (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Garrett Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Park | – | — | — | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| North Bethesda | 9% | A | A+ | 30 min | $129,092 |
| South Kensington | under 2% | A | A+ | 29 min | $210,953 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Garrett Park’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Garrett Park: questions
What is the median household income in Garrett Park?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Garrett Park?
2.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Garrett Park?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 56% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Garrett Park work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (23%, 10 mi), Bethesda (12%, 4 mi), North Bethesda (9%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Garrett Park without a car?
19% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Garrett Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Garrett Park
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.