Photo: Pubdog · Public domainMost of Langley Park commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
There are 1,657 jobs in Langley Park for 3,819 working residents. Only 2% work in Langley Park itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (21%, 6 miles). For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 19% across Maryland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Langley Park, in brief
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Langley Park’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 39 minutes, longer than the Maryland average of 31. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Langley Park workers cross into Washington, D.C.
30% of Langley Park workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (21%) and Arlington (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Few Langley Park workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
The four measures behind Langley Park’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Langley Park is better than 44% of U.S. towns, #235 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Langley Park’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (28.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Langley Park could be anywhere from C to B.
The trip to work from Langley Park: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Langley Park workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,525 commuters (the 3% 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 Langley Park’s working residents head each day
Where Langley Park clocks in
21% 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.
A workday in Langley Park: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 3,743 residents head out to work, 76 work right here, and 1,581 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Langley Park on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer 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 kinds of work in Langley Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Langley Park, 2013 → 2023: 1,694 → 1,657. 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 Langley Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Langley Park
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.
Langley Park is more walkable than 98% 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 9,830 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, 77% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 40.9 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). 21.5% of Langley Park households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 17% of Langley Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Langley Park places 1,257th of 1,787 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,255 | Suitland MD | 23,793 | $72K | 13.5% | 8.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,256 | Mount Dora FL | 18,791 | $75K | 11.8% | 5.9% | 9% | C+ |
| 1,257 | Langley Park MD | 21,508 | $85K | 28.3% | 6.9% | 2% | C+ |
| 1,258 | East Moline IL | 20,453 | $62K | 19.8% | 3.4% | 14% | C+ |
| 1,259 | Dickson TN | 17,051 | $70K | 12.8% | 4.8% | 26% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Langley Park, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns around Langley Park
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Langley Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park | – | C+ | A+ | 39 min | $85,321 |
| Adelphi | under 2% | B− | A+ | 37 min | $82,137 |
| Chillum | under 2% | B− | A+ | 37 min | $79,864 |
| Silver Spring | 3% | B+ | A+ | 34 min | $99,860 |
| Takoma Park | under 2% | A− | A+ | 34 min | $108,136 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Silver Spring. Darker towns draw more of Langley Park’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 Langley Park: questions
What is the median household income in Langley Park?
$85,321 (±$9,638) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Langley Park?
28.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Langley Park?
39 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Langley Park work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (21%, 6 mi), Bethesda (4%, 7 mi), Baltimore (3%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Langley Park walkable?
Langley Park is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.8 out of 20, and 22% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Langley Park without a car?
17% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. 77% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Langley Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Langley Park
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.