Photo: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Jessup top those of 91% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 8.3%; Maryland has 9.4%. For jobs and income Jessup is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (B+). 12% of workers have no commute at all, where Maryland as a whole has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Jessup apart
Jessup fills up on a workday
Jessup has 14,973 jobs, 4.4 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 21,000 people are in town, more than double the 9,900 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jessup draws workers from far and wide
The 14,973 jobs in Jessup are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 27%; the other 72% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Jessup pay over $40,000 a year
81% of the jobs based in Jessup 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.
Why Jessup gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Job access by car holds Jessup’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Jessup could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Jessup on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,341 residents head out to work, 82 work right here, and 14,891 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Jessup on a workday afternoon, 116% more than live here.
4.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Jessup’s workers come from
Where Jessup clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
81% of the jobs in Jessup pay over $3,333 a month
14,973 jobs are based in Jessup.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jessup, 2013 → 2023: 15,820 → 14,973. 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 Jessup’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Jessup: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jessup workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,215 commuters (the 12% 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 Jessup’s workers travel
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.
In Jessup, the car does most of the work
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 7.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,505 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 45% 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). 0.0% of Jessup households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Jessup’s commuters take a bus or train.
Jessup places 776th of 2,722 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 7,000 to 13,400
| # | 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 12 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 34 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 774 | Channahon Township IL | 11,065 | $136K | 6.6% | 5.1% | 7% | A− |
| 775 | Wayne Township IN | 11,641 | $94K | 6.3% | 3.8% | 2% | A− |
| 776 | Jessup MD | 9,931 | $129K | 8.3% | 5.3% | 2% | A− |
| 777 | Taylor Mill KY | 7,144 | $89K | 10.9% | 2.1% | 1% | A− |
| 778 | Rio del Mar CA | 9,201 | $160K | 2.3% | 5.7% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,722 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Jessup, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Next door is work for 13% of Jessup
The biggest share goes to Columbia (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jessup workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup | – | A− | B+ | 27 min | $128,851 |
| Elkridge | 2% | A− | A− | 27 min | $139,913 |
| Fort Meade | under 2% | A | A− | 16 min | $103,261 |
| Maryland City | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $117,337 |
| Savage | under 2% | A | B | 24 min | $116,895 |
| Columbia | 9% | A | A | 28 min | $131,490 |
| Severn | 2% | A | A− | 28 min | $134,423 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jessup’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 Jessup: questions
What is the median household income in Jessup?
$128,851 (±$28,431) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jessup?
8.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jessup?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jessup work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (11%, 21 mi), Baltimore (10%, 14 mi), Columbia (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Jessup walkable?
Jessup is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Jessup without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jessup, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jessup
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.