Photo: Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0Hyattsville’s household incomes are higher than in 70% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Hyattsville itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (37%, 5 miles). 11.6% of residents are in poverty, where Maryland as a whole has 9.4%. Hyattsville grades B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hyattsville apart
Hyattsville trades workers with the towns around it
Hyattsville has about as many jobs (7,778) as working residents (8,331), but they are mostly different people: 8,074 residents leave for work each day while 7,521 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Hyattsville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Hyattsville workers cross into Washington, D.C.
36% of Hyattsville workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (37%) and Arlington (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Hyattsville draws workers from far and wide
The 7,778 jobs in Hyattsville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 21%; the other 76% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Hyattsville’s working residents have a job less than 6 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the Maryland average of 31. Time on the road ↓
Most Hyattsville residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Hyattsville
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hyattsville is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #148 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Hyattsville’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hyattsville could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who works in Hyattsville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 8,074 residents head out to work, 257 work right here, and 7,521 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Hyattsville to work: where people go
Where Hyattsville clocks in
37% of workers
4% 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.
About 34 minutes each way for Hyattsville’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hyattsville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,827 commuters (the 26% 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 Hyattsville
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.
Jobs in Hyattsville: what the 7,778 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hyattsville, 2013 → 2023: 6,908 → 7,778. 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 Hyattsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hyattsville is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hyattsville is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #9 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Hyattsville 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 11,906 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 60% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 52.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 8.6% of Hyattsville households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 14% of Hyattsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hyattsville next to U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000: 749th of 1,787 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Arnold MD | 24,303 | $142K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 91 | Damascus MD | 17,640 | $159K | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 747 | Edgewater NJ | 15,499 | $124K | 7.7% | 8.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 748 | East Haven CT | 27,925 | $95K | 7.2% | 4.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 749 | Hyattsville MD | 21,158 | $92K | 11.6% | 3.8% | 3% | B+ |
| 750 | Hernando MS | 18,824 | $77K | 8.8% | 2.5% | 19% | B+ |
| 751 | Cliffside Park NJ | 26,539 | $93K | 10.8% | 4.4% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | 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 Hyattsville, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Hyattsville
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hyattsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyattsville | – | B+ | A+ | 34 min | $91,941 |
| Chillum | under 2% | B− | A+ | 37 min | $79,864 |
| Adelphi | under 2% | B− | A+ | 37 min | $82,137 |
| Brentwood | under 2% | B− | A+ | 34 min | $69,572 |
| Edmonston | under 2% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $78,333 |
| University Park | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $207,500 |
| Riverdale Park | under 2% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $120,043 |
| Mount Rainier | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 32 min | $68,505 |
| Cottage City | under 2% | B+ | A | 35 min | $80,795 |
| North Brentwood | under 2% | — | — | 41 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. North Brentwood: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hyattsville’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 Hyattsville: questions
What is the median household income in Hyattsville?
$91,941 (±$10,718) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hyattsville?
11.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hyattsville?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hyattsville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (37%, 5 mi), College Park (4%, 3 mi), Bethesda (3%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hyattsville walkable?
Hyattsville is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.6 out of 20, and 19% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hyattsville without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 60% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hyattsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hyattsville
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.