Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Glen Echo, MD
For 49% of workers, the job is at home; Maryland has 19%. Hardly any stay in Glen Echo for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (38%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Glen Echo on a workday
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 67 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Glen Echo on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
Where people from Glen Echo work
Where Glen Echo clocks in
38% of workers
14% of workers
4% 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.
The 67 jobs based in Glen Echo
67 jobs are based in Glen Echo.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glen Echo, 2013 → 2023: 105 → 67. 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 Glen Echo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Glen Echo: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glen Echo workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 65 commuters (the 49% 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 Glen Echo
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.
The towns next door employ 20% of Glen Echo
The biggest share goes to Bethesda (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glen Echo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Echo | – | — | — | 28 min | $213,750 |
| Brookmont | 2% | A+ | A | 25 min | $247,150 |
| Cabin John | 4% | A+ | A | 31 min | $250,000+ |
| Bethesda | 14% | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $192,237 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glen Echo’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 23% of Glen Echo workers work outside Maryland. The job records count 42% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- 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 Echo: questions
What is the median household income in Glen Echo?
$213,750 (±$68,804) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glen Echo?
1.1%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glen Echo?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 49% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glen Echo work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (38%, 8 mi), Bethesda (14%, 2 mi), Rockville (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glen Echo without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glen Echo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen Echo
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.