Most of Georgetown commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Maryland has 19%. Employers in Georgetown report 24 jobs, and 49 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Georgetown; the top destination outside it is Chestertown (27%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Georgetown
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Georgetown on a workday afternoon, 100% 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 Georgetown’s working residents head each day
Where Georgetown clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Georgetown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Georgetown, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 24. 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 Georgetown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Georgetown
of Georgetown workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Georgetown goes to work
About 15% 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.
Georgetown and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Georgetown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | – | — | — | — | — |
| Fairlee | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairlee: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Georgetown’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 Georgetown: questions
What is the poverty rate in Georgetown?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Georgetown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chestertown (27%, 6 mi), Baltimore (6%, 23 mi), Philadelphia (6%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Georgetown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Georgetown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Georgetown
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.