Prospect Hill · Photo: E.H. Pickering, HABS photographer · Public domainHouseholds in Hampton have higher incomes than those in 97% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Hampton are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 3.8% of residents are in poverty; Maryland has 9.4%. Only 3% work in Hampton itself; outside it, Baltimore draws the most (29%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Hampton
Hampton and Baltimore trade workers both ways
Baltimore is the top workplace for Hampton residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Hampton come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Hampton are quick
The average trip to work takes 24 minutes, against 31 across Maryland. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maryland worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Hampton residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Most jobs in Hampton pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Hampton pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Hampton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hampton is among the top U.S. towns, #5 of 261 in Maryland. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hampton’s grade. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hampton stays A+.
Out of Hampton to work: where people go
Where Hampton clocks in
29% of workers
11% 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.
The daily trip from Hampton: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hampton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,998 commuters (the 21% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Hampton
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.
74% of the jobs in Hampton pay over $3,333 a month
890 jobs are based in Hampton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hampton, 2013 → 2023: 878 → 890. 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 Hampton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Hampton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,308 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 826 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,900 people are in Hampton on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.38 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.
Most of Hampton commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hampton is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #184 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 6.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,529 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 1.1% of Hampton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Hampton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Hampton ranks: 31st of 3,541 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 12 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 20 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
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| 29 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| 30 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 31 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| 32 | Long Branch VA | 7,034 | $185K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 33 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
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| 48 | Ashton-Sandy Spring MD | 5,630 | $174K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,541 | 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 Hampton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
16% of Hampton works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Towson (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hampton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton | – | A+ | B | 24 min | $170,688 |
| Lutherville | 2% | A | A | 25 min | $113,563 |
| Timonium | 3% | A | B+ | 26 min | $119,863 |
| Carney | under 2% | B+ | B+ | 29 min | $83,620 |
| Towson | 11% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $101,320 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hampton’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 Hampton: questions
What is the median household income in Hampton?
$170,688 (±$30,828) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hampton?
3.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hampton?
24 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hampton work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (29%, 9 mi), Towson (11%, 4 mi), Cockeysville (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hampton walkable?
Hampton is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hampton without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hampton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hampton
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.