For about two in five of its working residents, Ocean is a commute to Cumberland
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole. Hardly any work in Ocean itself; outside it, Cumberland draws the most (44%, 10 miles). No jobs are based in Ocean in the Census job records; 9 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ocean on a workday afternoon
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9 people are in Ocean on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Ocean to work: where people go
Where Ocean clocks in
44% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Ocean
of Ocean workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Ocean
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.
Ocean and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ocean workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean | – | — | — | — | — |
| National | under 12% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. National: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ocean’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Ocean workers work outside Maryland. The job records count 22% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Ocean: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ocean?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ocean work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Ocean 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 Ocean, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ocean
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.