Most of Mount Lena commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 46 minutes getting to work on average, where Maryland has 31 and the U.S. 26. Employers in Mount Lena report 76 jobs, and 229 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Mount Lena for work; outside it, Hagerstown is the main destination (16%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mount Lena and work: the main findings
Mount Lena and Hagerstown trade workers both ways
Hagerstown is the top workplace for Mount Lena residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Mount Lena come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Mount Lena workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 46 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 353 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; with 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Mount Lena’s working residents head each day
Where Mount Lena clocks in
16% of workers
7% 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.
The daily trip from Mount Lena: about 46 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Lena workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 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.
In and out of Mount Lena on a workday
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Mount Lena on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Most jobs in Mount Lena are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Lena, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 76. 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 Mount Lena’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Mount Lena commutes less than 10 miles
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to Mount Lena
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Lena workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Lena | – | — | — | 46 min | $56,250 |
| San Mar | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. San Mar: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount Lena’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 Mount Lena: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Lena?
$56,250 (±$29,708) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Lena?
14.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Lena?
46 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Lena work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hagerstown (16%, 8 mi), Frederick (7%, 14 mi), Robinwood (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mount Lena without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Lena, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount Lena
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.