Photo: SlipperyDude · CC BY-SA 3.0Lake Arbor draws 13,610 commuters a day, with 2.1 jobs for every working resident
13,820 jobs are based in Lake Arbor; 6,695 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Lake Arbor A; getting around on foot earns it A. Measured by household income, Lake Arbor is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lake Arbor: the figures worth knowing
Jobs in Lake Arbor have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Lake Arbor went from 5,655 in 2013 to 13,820 in 2023, +144%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Lake Arbor workers cross into Washington, D.C.
34% of Lake Arbor workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (32%), Arlington (2%) and Alexandria (1%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Lake Arbor draws workers from far and wide
The 13,820 jobs in Lake Arbor are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 21%; the other 77% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Lake Arbor is services
97% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Lake Arbor is where the jobs are
Lake Arbor has 13,820 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 21,000 people are in town, 50% more than the 14,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
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.
Why Lake Arbor gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lake Arbor is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #90 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Lake Arbor’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.1%, 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, Lake Arbor could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Lake Arbor is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lake Arbor, 2013 → 2023: 5,655 → 13,820. 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 Lake Arbor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Lake Arbor: where workers come from
Where Lake Arbor clocks in
32% of workers
4% 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.
How many people are in Lake Arbor by day
On a workday 6,485 residents head out to work and 210 work right here.
About 21,000 people are in Lake Arbor on a workday afternoon, 50% more than live here.
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 daily trip from Lake Arbor: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lake Arbor workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,624 commuters (the 19% 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 Lake Arbor’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.
Lake Arbor is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,196 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 72% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 19.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 9.8% of Lake Arbor households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Lake Arbor’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Lake Arbor ranks: 461st of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 10 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 45 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 459 | Kennedale TX | 10,626 | $119K | 11.3% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| 460 | Northborough MA | 16,080 | $153K | 3.7% | 5.0% | 9% | A |
| 461 | Lake Arbor MD | 14,335 | $121K | 4.5% | 5.1% | 3% | A |
| 462 | Turtlecreek Township OH | 18,178 | $108K | 7.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A |
| 463 | East Bradford Township PA | 10,970 | $155K | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | 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 Lake Arbor, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Next door to Lake Arbor
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lake Arbor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Arbor | – | A | A | 38 min | $121,211 |
| Mitchellville | under 2% | A | A | 33 min | $149,347 |
| Springdale | under 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $162,171 |
| Summerfield | under 2% | B | A+ | 34 min | $91,007 |
| Glenarden | under 2% | A | A+ | 34 min | $106,414 |
| Largo | under 2% | B+ | A | 33 min | $103,375 |
| Kettering | under 2% | B+ | A | 41 min | $126,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lake Arbor’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 Lake Arbor: questions
What is the median household income in Lake Arbor?
$121,211 (±$7,359) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lake Arbor?
4.5%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lake Arbor?
38 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lake Arbor work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (32%, 10 mi), Baltimore (4%, 30 mi), Arlington (2%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lake Arbor walkable?
Lake Arbor is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.0 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lake Arbor without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lake Arbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lake Arbor
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.