Photo: Ryan Stavely · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Odenton top those of 91% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.3 in Baltimore. Below the poverty line: 4.5% of residents; Maryland has 9.4%. For jobs and income Odenton is better than 96% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Odenton: the gist
Jobs & income in Odenton: the grade in detail
Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Odenton could be anywhere from A to A+.
9% of working residents work in Baltimore
Where Odenton clocks in
9% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Odenton
On a workday 17,106 residents head out to work, 893 work right here, and 9,717 people come in from elsewhere.
About 38,000 people are in Odenton on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
The kinds of work in Odenton
10,610 jobs are based in Odenton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Odenton, 2013 → 2023: 8,154 → 10,610. 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 Odenton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Odenton: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Odenton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20,334 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Odenton
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 Odenton, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 25,252 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 4.5% of Odenton households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Odenton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Odenton is 42nd of 953 U.S. towns of 32,000 to 61,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
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| 8 | Severna Park MD | 40,228 | $170K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Pasadena MD | 34,309 | $130K | 5.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Potomac MD | 45,902 | $237K | 3.9% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 40 | Arlington MA | 46,563 | $151K | 5.4% | 2.9% | 7% | A+ |
| 41 | Livingston Township NJ | 32,223 | $230K | 2.3% | 4.3% | 9% | A+ |
| 42 | Odenton MD | 45,002 | $128K | 4.5% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 43 | New Berlin WI | 39,953 | $101K | 4.1% | 2.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 44 | Liberty Township OH | 45,723 | $148K | 3.8% | 2.8% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 953 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Odenton, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Odenton
The biggest share goes to Severn (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Odenton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odenton | – | A+ | A− | 29 min | $128,441 |
| Severn | 2% | A | A− | 28 min | $134,423 |
| Gambrills | under 2% | A+ | C | 26 min | $148,594 |
| Fort Meade | under 2% | A | A− | 16 min | $103,261 |
| Crofton | under 2% | A+ | B− | 32 min | $150,577 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Odenton’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 Odenton: questions
What is the median household income in Odenton?
$128,441 (±$5,175) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Odenton?
4.5%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Odenton?
29 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Odenton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (9%, 17 mi), Washington (7%, 21 mi), Columbia (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Odenton walkable?
Odenton is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Odenton without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Odenton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Odenton
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.