Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Mays Chapel are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Mays Chapel is better than 94% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (B−). Below the poverty line: 2.8% of residents, next to 9.4% across Maryland. Only 3% work in Mays Chapel itself; outside it, Baltimore draws the most (27%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Mays Chapel apart
Mays Chapel and Baltimore trade workers both ways
Baltimore is the top workplace for Mays Chapel residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Mays Chapel come from (18% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Mays Chapel are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 31 across Maryland. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maryland worker. Time on the road ↓
Mays Chapel has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Mays Chapel went from 2,817 in 2013 to 4,014 in 2023, +42%. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Mays Chapel is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 6% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Mays Chapel
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mays Chapel could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The places Mays Chapel commutes to
Where Mays Chapel clocks in
27% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Commuting from Mays Chapel: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mays Chapel workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,027 commuters (the 21% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Mays Chapel
4,014 jobs are based in Mays Chapel.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mays Chapel, 2013 → 2023: 2,817 → 4,014. 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 Mays Chapel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Mays Chapel: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,696 residents head out to work, 172 work right here, and 3,842 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Mays Chapel on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 commute from Mays Chapel, by distance
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.
The commute in Mays Chapel is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.0% across Maryland.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,647 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 4.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% 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). 3.7% of Mays Chapel households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Mays Chapel’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Mays Chapel is 219th of 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 20 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 217 | Millbury MA | 14,276 | $119K | 5.0% | 2.4% | 8% | A |
| 218 | Scio Township MI | 18,597 | $130K | 6.4% | 2.0% | 7% | A |
| 219 | Mays Chapel MD | 16,066 | $127K | 2.8% | 3.9% | 3% | A |
| 220 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| 221 | Highland UT | 21,571 | $186K | 1.9% | 3.9% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | 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 Mays Chapel, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns next door employ 22% of Mays Chapel
The biggest share goes to Towson (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mays Chapel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mays Chapel | – | A | B− | 25 min | $126,996 |
| Towson | 10% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $101,320 |
| Cockeysville | 8% | B− | A | 24 min | $77,680 |
| Lutherville | under 2% | A | A | 25 min | $113,563 |
| Timonium | 4% | A | B+ | 26 min | $119,863 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mays Chapel’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 Mays Chapel: questions
What is the median household income in Mays Chapel?
$126,996 (±$19,114) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mays Chapel?
2.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mays Chapel?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mays Chapel work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (27%, 10 mi), Towson (10%, 4 mi), Cockeysville (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mays Chapel walkable?
Mays Chapel is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mays Chapel without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mays Chapel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mays Chapel
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.