Household incomes in Herald Harbor top those of 95% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 1.6%; Maryland has 9.4%. For jobs and income Herald Harbor is among the top U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (C−). Hardly any work in Herald Harbor itself; outside it, Parole draws the most (9%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Herald Harbor stands out on work
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Herald Harbor
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Herald Harbor is among the top U.S. towns. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Herald Harbor’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Herald Harbor could be anywhere from A to A+.
Who works in Herald Harbor, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,138 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Herald Harbor on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.13 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 Herald Harbor commutes to
Where Herald Harbor clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Herald Harbor are in services
147 jobs are based in Herald Harbor.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herald Harbor, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 147. 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 Herald Harbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Herald Harbor
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herald Harbor workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,117 commuters (the 22% 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.
How far Herald Harbor goes to work
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.
Most of Herald Harbor commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,433 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.6% of Herald Harbor households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Herald Harbor’s commuters take a bus or train.
32nd of 5,207: where Herald Harbor ranks among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Cabin John MD | 2,179 | $250K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Naval Academy MD | 3,006 | $122K | 1.5% | 4.4% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | Harmony Grove CA | 2,585 | $227K | 4.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 31 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| 32 | Herald Harbor MD | 2,430 | $148K | 1.6% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 33 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 34 | Bartonville TX | 1,937 | $149K | 4.3% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Herald Harbor, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
How Herald Harbor compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Crownsville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herald Harbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herald Harbor | – | A+ | C− | 28 min | $147,778 |
| Arden on the Severn | under 2% | A+ | C | 30 min | $125,484 |
| Crownsville | 2% | A | C | 23 min | $201,550 |
| Severna Park | 2% | A+ | A− | 28 min | $169,953 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herald Harbor’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 Herald Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Herald Harbor?
$147,778 (±$26,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herald Harbor?
1.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herald Harbor?
28 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herald Harbor work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parole (9%, 4 mi), Annapolis (7%, 7 mi), Washington (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Herald Harbor walkable?
Herald Harbor is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Herald Harbor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Herald Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herald Harbor
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.