Bellefields · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainMarlton has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for Marlton are A for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Employers in Marlton report 559 jobs, and 4,472 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are higher than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Marlton, in brief
A lot of Marlton workers cross into Washington, D.C.
34% of Marlton workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (28%), Arlington (3%) and Alexandria (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Marlton is a place people come home to
There are 559 jobs based in Marlton, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Marlton has about 6,300 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Marlton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Marlton
73% of Marlton residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Marlton pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Marlton
28% of Marlton 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 Marlton earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Marlton is better than 88% of U.S. towns, #84 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Marlton could be anywhere from B to A+.
28% of working residents work in Washington
Where Marlton clocks in
28% 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.
Marlton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 4,439 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 526 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,300 people are in Marlton on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Commuting from Marlton: about 40 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Marlton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,915 commuters (the 28% 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.
What Marlton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Marlton, 2013 → 2023: 458 → 559. 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 Marlton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Marlton
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.
Most of Marlton commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Marlton is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #251 of 261 in Maryland. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.0% across Maryland, on an EPA index of 5.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,410 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 6.9% of Marlton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Marlton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Marlton next to U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000: 518th of 2,878 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 516 | North Greenbush NY | 13,523 | $117K | 5.1% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| 517 | Lake Morton-Berrydale WA | 11,183 | $130K | 3.7% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 518 | Marlton MD | 10,222 | $109K | 5.5% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 519 | Jackson Township PA | 9,348 | $84K | 4.7% | 0.9% | 12% | A |
| 520 | Norway WI | 7,856 | $103K | 5.4% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Marlton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Marlton
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Marlton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlton | – | A | C− | 40 min | $109,328 |
| Croom | under 2% | A− | B− | 43 min | $187,667 |
| Rosaryville | under 2% | A | C+ | 43 min | $158,923 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Marlton’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 Marlton: questions
What is the median household income in Marlton?
$109,328 (±$18,146) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Marlton?
5.5%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Marlton?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 28% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Marlton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (28%, 16 mi), Arlington (3%, 19 mi), Lake Arbor (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Marlton walkable?
Marlton is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Marlton without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Marlton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Marlton
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.