How Gilmore works: jobs, income and commuting
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Maryland as a whole has 19%. Hardly any work in Gilmore itself; outside it, Cumberland draws the most (18%, 11 miles). The average commute takes 23 minutes each way; Maryland averages 31, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Gilmore
On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Gilmore on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
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 towns that employ Gilmore’s residents
Where Gilmore clocks in
18% of workers
15% of workers
10% 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Gilmore’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilmore workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 185 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.
The commute from Gilmore, by distance
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Gilmore
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmore | – | — | — | 23 min | $110,179 |
| Midland | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Midland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilmore’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 Gilmore: questions
What is the median household income in Gilmore?
$110,179 (±$83,052) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilmore?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilmore?
23 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilmore work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (18%, 11 mi), Frostburg (15%, 5 mi), Lonaconing (10%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilmore 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 Gilmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilmore
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.