Photo: Art Anderson · CC BY-SA 3.0Lewistown has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 120 jobs in Lewistown, against 267 working residents. Only 2% stay in Lewistown for work; outside it, Frederick is the main destination (21%, 7 miles). Working from home is the commute for 40% of workers, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Lewistown: the gist
Working from home in Lewistown
of Lewistown workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 commuters (the 40% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Lewistown
On a workday 261 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Lewistown on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Where the trip to work from Lewistown ends
Where Lewistown clocks in
21% 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.
70% of the jobs in Lewistown pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lewistown, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 120. 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 Lewistown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Lewistown’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.
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 Lewistown: questions
What is the median household income in Lewistown?
$98,523 (±$26,072) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lewistown?
4.1%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lewistown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frederick (21%, 7 mi), Ballenger Creek (4%, 11 mi), Rockville (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lewistown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lewistown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lewistown
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.