Photo: Fuzheado · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in North Beach (17.1%) is among the highest in the country
11% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. For jobs and income North Beach is better than 37% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (A). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.3 in Baltimore.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in North Beach
Jobs & income in North Beach: the grade in detail
The poverty rate holds North Beach’s grade up (5.1%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, North Beach could be anywhere from C to B.
Getting to work from North Beach takes about 40 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Beach workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 890 commuters (the 11% 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.
Who commutes out of North Beach, and who commutes in
On a workday 712 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 229 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in North Beach on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.34 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.
8% of working residents work in Prince Frederick
Where North Beach clocks in
8% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
Services make up most of the work in North Beach
248 jobs are based in North Beach.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Beach, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 248. 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 North Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region North Beach works
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: North Beach
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,002 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 33% 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 1.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 66% 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). 5.7% of North Beach households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of North Beach’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, North Beach is 3,008th among 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Cabin John MD | 2,179 | $250K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Colmar Manor MD | 1,590 | $123K | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,006 | Clarkesville GA | 2,186 | $74K | 13.1% | 0.7% | 7% | C+ |
| 3,007 | Daleville IN | 1,706 | $51K | 11.2% | 5.9% | 9% | C+ |
| 3,008 | North Beach MD | 2,179 | $84K | 5.1% | 17.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 3,009 | Hamilton MO | 1,726 | $65K | 6.0% | 2.8% | 18% | C+ |
| 3,010 | Gambier OH | 2,233 | $93K | 21.5% | 4.2% | 13% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 North Beach, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
North Beach and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Chesapeake Beach (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Beach | – | C+ | A | 40 min | $83,933 |
| Chesapeake Beach | 5% | A− | B | 41 min | $138,895 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Beach’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 North Beach: questions
What is the median household income in North Beach?
$83,933 (±$8,155) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Beach?
5.1%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Beach?
40 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Beach work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prince Frederick (8%, 12 mi), Washington (6%, 29 mi), Chesapeake Beach (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Beach walkable?
North Beach is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Beach without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Beach
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.