Photo: Wikipedian1234 · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Oxford
There are 168 jobs in Oxford, against 247 working residents. Only 2% work in Oxford; the top destination outside it is Easton (28%, 8 miles). Working residents average 49 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Oxford apart on work
Oxford workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 49 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 376 hours of commuting, 138 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Oxford and Easton trade workers both ways
Easton is the top workplace for Oxford residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Oxford come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 247 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Oxford’s commute takes about 49 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oxford workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 21% 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.
Where Oxford goes to work
Where Oxford clocks in
28% of workers
4% 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.
Who leaves Oxford for work, and who comes in
On a workday 242 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 163 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Oxford on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.68 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.
Most jobs in Oxford are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oxford, 2013 → 2023: 180 → 168. 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 Oxford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Oxford’s workers travel
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.
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 Oxford: questions
What is the median household income in Oxford?
$83,207 (±$16,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oxford?
13.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oxford?
49 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oxford work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Easton (28%, 8 mi), Cambridge (9%, 10 mi), Baltimore (4%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oxford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oxford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oxford
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.