Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0Oxon Hill has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
There are 3,575 jobs in Oxon Hill; 7,848 of its residents have a job. Oxon Hill grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.7 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 sets Oxon Hill apart on work
Many Oxon Hill workers cross into Washington, D.C.
46% of Oxon Hill workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Oxon Hill
66% of Oxon Hill residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in Oxon Hill pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Oxon Hill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
39% of the jobs based in Oxon Hill are held by workers 29 or younger, against 21% of Oxon Hill’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
28% of Oxon Hill works in Washington
2,183 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 8.9 miles away. That’s 14 times as many as work in Oxon Hill itself. 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.
The four measures behind Oxon Hill’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oxon Hill is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #143 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Oxon Hill’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.9%, 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, Oxon Hill could be anywhere from B to A.
28% of working residents work in Washington
Where Oxon Hill 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.
The kinds of work in Oxon Hill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oxon Hill, 2013 → 2023: 3,665 → 3,575. 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 Oxon Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Oxon Hill: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oxon Hill workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,161 commuters (the 15% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Oxon Hill
On a workday 7,704 residents head out to work, 144 work right here, and 3,431 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Oxon Hill on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Oxon Hill’s commute, mile by mile
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: Oxon Hill
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oxon Hill is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns, #79 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Oxon Hill near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,608 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 22% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 7.0% of Oxon Hill households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Oxon Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
708th of 1,822: where Oxon Hill ranks among U.S. towns of 13,000 to 24,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 32 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 90 | Damascus MD | 17,640 | $159K | 3.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 130 | Linganore MD | 14,444 | $176K | 1.3% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 706 | Vineyard UT | 16,092 | $103K | 10.1% | 2.5% | 3% | A− |
| 707 | Whitman MA | 15,526 | $109K | 7.9% | 5.2% | 6% | A− |
| 708 | Oxon Hill MD | 17,893 | $93K | 6.2% | 5.9% | 2% | A− |
| 709 | Five Corners WA | 21,194 | $106K | 8.6% | 4.4% | 2% | A− |
| 710 | Elk Plain WA | 14,276 | $107K | 8.3% | 3.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,822 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Oxon Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Oxon Hill
The biggest share goes to National Harbor (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oxon Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxon Hill | – | A− | A | 39 min | $93,252 |
| Forest Heights | under 2% | B+ | A− | 33 min | $98,734 |
| Friendly | under 2% | A− | A | 37 min | $127,670 |
| Temple Hills | under 2% | C+ | A | 33 min | $66,841 |
| Camp Springs | under 2% | A− | A | 38 min | $120,456 |
| Glassmanor | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 34 min | $66,327 |
| National Harbor | 4% | B | A+ | 35 min | $109,707 |
| Marlow Heights | under 2% | C− | A+ | 37 min | $55,502 |
| Fort Washington | under 2% | A− | A | 38 min | $143,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oxon Hill’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 Oxon Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Oxon Hill?
$93,252 (±$5,608) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oxon Hill?
6.2%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oxon Hill?
39 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oxon Hill work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (28%, 9 mi), Arlington (4%, 10 mi), Alexandria (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Oxon Hill walkable?
Oxon Hill is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oxon Hill without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 22% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oxon Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oxon Hill
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.