Photo: Elvert Barnes · CC BY-SA 2.0Most of Largo commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Largo report 1,890 jobs; 5,148 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Largo are B+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.3 in Baltimore.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Largo stands out on work
A lot of Largo workers cross into Washington, D.C.
25% of Largo workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Largo is services
97% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
30% of Largo works in Washington
1,554 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 10 miles away. That’s 30 times as many as work in Largo itself. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Largo
27% of Largo workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. 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.
How Largo earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Largo is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #156 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Largo’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, 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, Largo could be anywhere from B to A.
30% of working residents work in Washington
Where Largo clocks in
30% 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.
Most jobs in Largo are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Largo, 2013 → 2023: 1,506 → 1,890. 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 Largo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Largo takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Largo workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,138 commuters (the 27% 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.
Largo quiets down on a workday
On a workday 5,107 residents head out to work, 41 work right here, and 1,849 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,000 people are in Largo on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Half of Largo commutes less than 10 miles
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 Largo, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Largo is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #94 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 10.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 8.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,029 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 67% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 23% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 7.8% of Largo households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Largo’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Largo is 919th of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 917 | Grantsville UT | 16,472 | $101K | 5.9% | 2.9% | 10% | B+ |
| 918 | Conewago Township PA | 9,140 | $97K | 6.3% | 5.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 919 | Largo MD | 12,229 | $103K | 7.2% | 6.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 920 | Eatontown NJ | 13,607 | $90K | 4.4% | 6.7% | 9% | B+ |
| 921 | Hillsborough NC | 9,778 | $98K | 8.0% | 4.1% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 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 Largo, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Next door to Largo
The biggest share goes to Lake Arbor (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Largo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largo | – | B+ | A | 33 min | $103,375 |
| Brown Station | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 30 min | $168,848 |
| Westphalia | under 2% | A | B | 37 min | $164,197 |
| Kettering | under 2% | B+ | A | 41 min | $126,938 |
| Lake Arbor | 3% | A | A | 38 min | $121,211 |
| Seat Pleasant | under 2% | C | A+ | 37 min | $57,018 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Largo’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 Largo: questions
What is the median household income in Largo?
$103,375 (±$8,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Largo?
7.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Largo?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Largo work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (30%, 10 mi), Baltimore (4%, 31 mi), Lake Arbor (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Largo walkable?
Largo is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Largo without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 23% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Largo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Largo
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.