Glassmanor has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Glassmanor report 591 jobs, and 6,327 of its residents work somewhere. Glassmanor grades C+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 12% of workers, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Glassmanor in brief
Many Glassmanor workers cross into Washington, D.C.
55% of Glassmanor workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Glassmanor is a place people come home to
There are 591 jobs based in Glassmanor, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Glassmanor has about 11,000 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Glassmanor’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the Maryland average of 31. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Glassmanor works in Washington
2,229 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 6.2 miles away. That’s far more as work in Glassmanor itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Glassmanor than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Glassmanor fell from 809 in 2013 to 591 in 2023, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
The figures behind Glassmanor’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glassmanor is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #240 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Glassmanor’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.9%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glassmanor could be anywhere from C to B+.
35% of working residents work in Washington
Where Glassmanor clocks in
35% 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.
A workday in Glassmanor: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,322 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 586 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Glassmanor on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Glassmanor’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glassmanor workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,561 commuters (the 12% 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.
65% of the jobs in Glassmanor pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glassmanor, 2013 → 2023: 809 → 591. 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 Glassmanor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Glassmanor’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Glassmanor is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,548 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 64% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 25.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 15.3% of Glassmanor households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 18% of Glassmanor’s commuters take a bus or train.
Glassmanor places 1,428th of 1,999 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 14 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
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| 1,426 | Somerton AZ | 14,934 | $74K | 13.8% | 3.7% | 10% | C+ |
| 1,427 | Machesney Park IL | 22,805 | $75K | 13.7% | 7.1% | 7% | C+ |
| 1,428 | Glassmanor MD | 16,981 | $66K | 14.7% | 7.9% | <1% | C+ |
| 1,429 | Dingman Township PA | 13,467 | $101K | 6.0% | 7.1% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,430 | Azalea Park FL | 16,180 | $63K | 14.0% | 6.7% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Glassmanor, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Glassmanor
The biggest share goes to Oxon Hill (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glassmanor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glassmanor | – | C+ | A+ | 34 min | $66,327 |
| Forest Heights | under 2% | B+ | A− | 33 min | $98,734 |
| Marlow Heights | under 2% | C− | A+ | 37 min | $55,502 |
| Hillcrest Heights | under 2% | B | A+ | 37 min | $82,785 |
| Oxon Hill | 1% | A− | A | 39 min | $93,252 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glassmanor’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 Glassmanor: questions
What is the median household income in Glassmanor?
$66,327 (±$8,933) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glassmanor?
14.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glassmanor?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glassmanor work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (35%, 6 mi), Arlington (4%, 8 mi), Alexandria (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Glassmanor walkable?
Glassmanor is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 11.4 out of 20, and 19% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glassmanor without a car?
18% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 64% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glassmanor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glassmanor
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.