West St. Mary's Manor · Photo: Maybe McKay Ho or Thomas T. Waterman, Photographer · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Lexington Park works elsewhere
Employers in Lexington Park report 2,374 jobs, against 5,167 working residents. Lexington Park grades B− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Lexington Park apart on work
Commutes from Lexington Park are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 31 across Maryland. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maryland worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lexington Park than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lexington Park fell from 4,544 in 2014 to 2,374 in 2024, −48%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Lexington Park is services
90% 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 ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Most jobs in Lexington Park pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Lexington Park 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 2024, 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 Lexington Park’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lexington Park is better than 47% of U.S. towns, #229 of 261 in Maryland. Household income holds Lexington Park’s grade up ($94,799, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (13.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lexington Park could be anywhere from C− to B+.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Maryland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lexington Park workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,428 commuters (the 15% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Lexington Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lexington Park, 2014 → 2024: 4,544 → 2,374. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lexington Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Lexington Park
About 37% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The daily flow of workers through Lexington Park
On a workday 4,921 residents head out to work, 246 work right here, and 2,128 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Lexington Park on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 2024, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in California
Where Lexington Park clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
In Lexington Park, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lexington Park is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns, #175 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 4.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 6.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,539 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.6% of Lexington Park households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Lexington Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lexington Park next to U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000: 1,622nd of 2,526 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 10% | A+ |
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| 12 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,620 | Hartford VT | 10,911 | $78K | 11.1% | 4.0% | 27% | B− |
| 1,621 | Portland TN | 13,658 | $73K | 11.2% | 4.9% | 16% | B− |
| 1,622 | Lexington Park MD | 13,252 | $95K | 13.8% | 4.0% | 5% | B− |
| 1,623 | Greensburg IN | 12,315 | $63K | 13.8% | 2.3% | 33% | B− |
| 1,624 | Covington LA | 11,721 | $76K | 11.7% | 5.6% | 22% | B− |
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| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Lexington Park, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Bordering towns draw 16% of Lexington Park’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lexington Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park | – | B− | B+ | 20 min | $94,799 |
| California | 16% | A− | B− | 24 min | $119,855 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to California. Darker towns draw more of Lexington 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 2024, 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 Lexington Park: questions
What is the median household income in Lexington Park?
$94,799 (±$19,042) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lexington Park?
13.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lexington Park?
20 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lexington Park work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are California (16%, 4 mi), Washington (6%, 55 mi), Leonardtown (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Lexington Park walkable?
Lexington Park is more walkable than 67% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lexington Park without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lexington Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lexington Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.