Households in Mitchellville have higher incomes than those in 95% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.3 in Baltimore. The poverty rate is 4.1% (Maryland 9.4%). Jobs and income earn Mitchellville A; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Mitchellville: the gist
Mitchellville trades workers with the towns around it
Mitchellville has about as many jobs (5,664) as working residents (4,978), but they are mostly different people: 4,894 residents leave for work each day while 5,580 people come in. Only 1% of the jobs in Mitchellville are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Mitchellville draws workers from far and wide
The 5,664 jobs in Mitchellville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 20%; the other 79% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Mitchellville workers cross into Washington, D.C.
27% of Mitchellville workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
28% of Mitchellville works in Washington
1,372 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 11 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Mitchellville itself. The commute map ↓
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.
Where Mitchellville’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mitchellville is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #78 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Mitchellville’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mitchellville could be anywhere from A− to A+.
In and out of Mitchellville on a workday
On a workday 4,894 residents head out to work, 84 work right here, and 5,580 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
28% of working residents work in Washington
Where Mitchellville clocks in
28% of workers
4% 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.
66% of the jobs in Mitchellville pay over $3,333 a month
5,664 jobs are based in Mitchellville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mitchellville, 2013 → 2023: 5,969 → 5,664. 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 Mitchellville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Mitchellville spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mitchellville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,494 commuters (the 23% 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.
How many miles Mitchellville commutes
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.
In Mitchellville, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mitchellville is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #106 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Mitchellville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,846 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 43% 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 2.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 1.2% of Mitchellville households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Mitchellville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Mitchellville is 450th among 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 448 | Bow NH | 8,415 | $173K | 2.7% | 3.7% | 9% | A |
| 449 | West Manheim Township PA | 11,139 | $98K | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 450 | Mitchellville MD | 11,359 | $149K | 4.1% | 5.5% | 2% | A |
| 451 | Glenn Dale MD | 13,772 | $134K | 2.0% | 6.1% | 1% | A |
| 452 | La Palma CA | 14,907 | $118K | 5.0% | 3.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Mitchellville, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns around Mitchellville
The biggest share goes to Lake Arbor (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mitchellville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchellville | – | A | A | 33 min | $149,347 |
| Lake Arbor | 3% | A | A | 38 min | $121,211 |
| Woodmore | under 2% | A− | B+ | 40 min | $184,286 |
| Springdale | under 2% | A | B+ | 37 min | $162,171 |
| Lanham | 2% | A− | A | 33 min | $103,556 |
| Fairwood | under 2% | A+ | A | 39 min | $181,458 |
| Glenn Dale | under 2% | A | B− | 34 min | $134,333 |
| Kettering | under 2% | B+ | A | 41 min | $126,938 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mitchellville’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 Mitchellville: questions
What is the median household income in Mitchellville?
$149,347 (±$19,809) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mitchellville?
4.1%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mitchellville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mitchellville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (28%, 11 mi), Baltimore (4%, 27 mi), Lake Arbor (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mitchellville walkable?
Mitchellville is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mitchellville without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mitchellville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mitchellville
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.