Golden Beach’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
2.7% of residents live below the poverty line, where Maryland as a whole has 9.4%. Golden Beach grades A− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Hardly any stay in Golden Beach for work; outside it, Waldorf is the main destination (8%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Golden Beach stands out on work
Golden Beach workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Golden Beach is a place people come home to
There are 102 jobs based in Golden Beach, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Golden Beach has about 2,500 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
What’s behind Golden Beach’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Golden Beach is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #120 of 261 in Maryland. The poverty rate holds Golden Beach’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 21% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Golden Beach could be anywhere from B− to A.
Each way, about 46 minutes from Golden Beach
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Golden Beach workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,657 commuters (the 17% 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.
Who leaves Golden Beach for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,393 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Golden Beach on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.07 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 places Golden Beach commutes to
Where Golden Beach clocks in
8% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
Golden Beach makes things: 65% of its jobs are in goods
102 jobs are based in Golden Beach.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Golden Beach, 2013 → 2023: 108 → 102. 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 Golden Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Golden Beach
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.
Driving is how Golden Beach gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Golden Beach is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns, #241 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 5.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,990 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Golden Beach households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Golden Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
814th of 4,264: where Golden Beach ranks among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 22 | Brown Station MD | 3,451 | $169K | 3.3% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Naval Academy MD | 3,006 | $122K | 1.5% | 4.4% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 812 | Woodville Township OH | 3,300 | $84K | 2.9% | 3.4% | 5% | A− |
| 813 | Earl Township PA | 3,184 | $100K | 11.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A− |
| 814 | Golden Beach MD | 3,830 | $133K | 2.7% | 2.7% | <1% | A− |
| 815 | Bordentown NJ | 4,108 | $103K | 5.1% | 5.6% | 4% | A− |
| 816 | Voorheesville NY | 2,846 | $111K | 7.5% | 3.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,264 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Golden Beach, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
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 Golden Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Golden Beach?
$133,194 (±$32,099) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Golden Beach?
2.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Golden Beach?
46 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Golden Beach work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waldorf (8%, 14 mi), Washington (5%, 33 mi), Leonardtown (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Golden Beach walkable?
Golden Beach is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Golden Beach 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 Golden Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Golden Beach
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.