Earning a living in Middleburg
Employers in Middleburg report 45 jobs, against 30 working residents. Hardly any work in Middleburg; the top destination outside it is Hagerstown (27%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Middleburg for work, and who comes in
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Middleburg, and from where
Where Middleburg clocks in
27% of workers
3% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Middleburg
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middleburg, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 45. 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 Middleburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Middleburg to work
About 34% 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 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 Middleburg: questions
Where do people who live in Middleburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hagerstown (27%, 6 mi), Washington (3%, 68 mi), Annapolis (3%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middleburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middleburg
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.