Photo: Christopher Sayan · CC BY-SA 3.0New Carrollton has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in New Carrollton; the top destination outside it is Washington (27%, 9 miles). 2,276 jobs are based in New Carrollton, and 5,252 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 10% of workers; Maryland has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
New Carrollton at work: what stands out
Short distances, slow trips
Half of New Carrollton’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 37 minutes, longer than the Maryland average of 31. Time on the road ↓
A lot of New Carrollton workers cross into Washington, D.C.
25% of New Carrollton workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (27%) and Arlington (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Most New Carrollton residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in New Carrollton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Carrollton is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #155 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds New Carrollton’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, 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, New Carrollton could be anywhere from B to A.
About 37 minutes to work from New Carrollton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Carrollton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,690 commuters (the 10% 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.
Out of New Carrollton to work: where people go
Where New Carrollton clocks in
27% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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 commute from New Carrollton, by distance
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
New Carrollton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 5,183 residents head out to work, 69 work right here, and 2,207 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in New Carrollton on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2024, primary jobs.
What New Carrollton’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Carrollton, 2014 → 2024: 1,948 → 2,276. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs New Carrollton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
New Carrollton is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,352 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 16.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 8.7% of New Carrollton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of New Carrollton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, New Carrollton is 814th among 2,059 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 18,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 10 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 22 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 812 | Oatfield OR | 13,294 | $103K | 9.8% | 4.4% | 2% | B+ |
| 813 | Goshen NY | 14,525 | $121K | 3.8% | 7.1% | 18% | B+ |
| 814 | New Carrollton MD | 13,644 | $82K | 4.9% | 6.1% | 1% | B+ |
| 815 | LaGrange NY | 16,689 | $122K | 6.8% | 4.8% | 9% | B+ |
| 816 | Citrus CA | 10,904 | $103K | 7.7% | 6.5% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,059 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 New Carrollton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
New Carrollton and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Greenbelt (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Carrollton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Carrollton | – | B+ | A+ | 37 min | $81,509 |
| Woodlawn | under 2% | B+ | A | 33 min | $93,438 |
| Seabrook | under 2% | B | A | 34 min | $98,157 |
| East Riverdale | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 33 min | $81,831 |
| Landover Hills | under 2% | B | A+ | 34 min | $92,500 |
| Greenbelt | 2% | B− | A+ | 34 min | $85,997 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Carrollton’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 2024, 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 New Carrollton: questions
What is the median household income in New Carrollton?
$81,509 (±$6,953) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Carrollton?
4.9%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Carrollton?
37 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Carrollton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (27%, 9 mi), Baltimore (2%, 27 mi), Bethesda (2%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is New Carrollton walkable?
New Carrollton is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Carrollton without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Carrollton, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Carrollton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.