Photo: Djembayz · CC BY-SA 3.0Glen Burnie’s household incomes are higher than in 66% of U.S. towns
9.3% of residents live below the poverty line (Maryland 9.4%). The two grades for Glen Burnie are B+ for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.0 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.3 in Baltimore.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Glen Burnie: the figures worth knowing
Glen Burnie trades workers with the towns around it
Glen Burnie has about as many jobs (27,491) as working residents (32,397), but they are mostly different people: 29,459 residents leave for work each day while 24,553 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in Glen Burnie are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Glen Burnie draws workers from far and wide
The 27,491 jobs in Glen Burnie are filled from a wide area. Glen Burnie’s own residents hold 11% and the ten next-biggest home towns 30%; the other 59% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Glen Burnie gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Glen Burnie is better than 71% of U.S. towns, #164 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Glen Burnie’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Glen Burnie could be anywhere from B to A−.
Who commutes out of Glen Burnie, and who commutes in
On a workday 29,459 residents head out to work, 2,938 work right here, and 24,553 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.85 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Baltimore
Where Glen Burnie clocks in
13% 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.
Inside Glen Burnie’s 27,491 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glen Burnie, 2014 → 2024: 28,369 → 27,491. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Glen Burnie’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Glen Burnie takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glen Burnie workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 34,281 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.
Half of Glen Burnie commutes less than 11 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Glen Burnie, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Glen Burnie is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #120 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.0% across Maryland.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 38,845 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 61% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 3% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 68% 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). 8.1% of Glen Burnie households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Glen Burnie’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 51,000 to 98,000, Glen Burnie ranks 258th of 599 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 5 | Bethesda MD | 69,397 | $192K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 16% | A+ |
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| 8 | Ellicott City MD | 75,257 | $157K | 3.7% | 3.0% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Bowie MD | 58,383 | $142K | 3.8% | 4.7% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 256 | Ocoee FL | 51,932 | $99K | 10.3% | 4.5% | 6% | B+ |
| 257 | Old Bridge Township NJ | 70,228 | $105K | 7.8% | 7.0% | 7% | B+ |
| 258 | Glen Burnie MD | 72,590 | $88K | 9.3% | 4.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 259 | Union Township OH | 51,713 | $80K | 9.0% | 3.2% | 10% | B+ |
| 260 | Bonita Springs FL | 57,634 | $95K | 9.6% | 3.4% | 17% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 599 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 50% | 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 Glen Burnie, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
20% of Glen Burnie works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Baltimore (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glen Burnie workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Burnie | – | B+ | A− | 27 min | $88,280 |
| Pasadena | 2% | A+ | B− | 32 min | $129,727 |
| Ferndale | under 2% | B+ | A− | 26 min | $94,948 |
| Severna Park | 2% | A+ | A− | 28 min | $169,953 |
| Severn | 3% | A | A− | 28 min | $134,423 |
| Brooklyn Park | under 2% | B+ | A | 28 min | $87,989 |
| Baltimore | 13% | C+ | A+ | 29 min | $62,177 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glen Burnie’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 2024, 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 Glen Burnie: questions
What is the median household income in Glen Burnie?
$88,280 (±$5,247) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glen Burnie?
9.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glen Burnie?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glen Burnie work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (13%, 10 mi), Parole (5%, 12 mi), Columbia (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Glen Burnie walkable?
Glen Burnie is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.4 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Glen Burnie without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 3% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glen Burnie, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen Burnie
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.