Household incomes in Honeygo are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Honeygo itself; outside it, Baltimore draws the most (25%, 12 miles). Poverty touches 1.8% of residents; Maryland has 9.4%. Jobs and income earn Honeygo A+; getting around on foot earns it B+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Honeygo in brief
Honeygo and Baltimore trade workers both ways
Baltimore is the top workplace for Honeygo residents (25%) and also where the most people who work in Honeygo come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Honeygo has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Honeygo went from 2,786 in 2013 to 3,764 in 2023, +35%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Honeygo’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Honeygo is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #22 of 261 in Maryland. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Honeygo could be anywhere from A to A+.
The towns that employ Honeygo’s residents
Where Honeygo clocks in
25% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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 Honeygo’s 3,764 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Honeygo, 2013 → 2023: 2,786 → 3,764. 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 Honeygo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Honeygo
On a workday 5,655 residents head out to work, 195 work right here, and 3,569 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Honeygo on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Getting to work from Honeygo takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Honeygo workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,125 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where in the region Honeygo works
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.
Getting around Honeygo: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Honeygo is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns, #153 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Honeygo near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,136 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 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 5.0% of Honeygo households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Honeygo’s commuters take a bus or train.
Honeygo is 94th of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 92 | West Point UT | 13,058 | $121K | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 93 | Hockessin DE | 13,439 | $171K | 1.5% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| 94 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| 95 | Timnath CO | 11,600 | $178K | 4.4% | 0.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 96 | Berkley MI | 15,145 | $116K | 4.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Honeygo, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Honeygo
The biggest share goes to White Marsh (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Honeygo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honeygo | – | A+ | B+ | 30 min | $146,384 |
| Kingsville | under 2% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $128,563 |
| White Marsh | 2% | A | B− | 31 min | $117,426 |
| Perry Hall | 2% | A | A− | 29 min | $106,244 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Honeygo’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 Honeygo: questions
What is the median household income in Honeygo?
$146,384 (±$25,773) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Honeygo?
1.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Honeygo?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Honeygo work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (25%, 12 mi), Towson (7%, 10 mi), Rossville (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Honeygo walkable?
Honeygo is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Honeygo without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Honeygo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Honeygo
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.