Howard's Inheritance · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Parole has 5.0 jobs for every working resident: 31,627 people commute in to work
There are 32,555 jobs in Parole, against 6,463 working residents. Jobs and income earn Parole A; getting around on foot earns it A. Household incomes here are higher than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Parole: the gist
Parole fills up on a workday
Parole has 32,555 jobs, 5.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 43,000 people are in town, more than double the 17,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Parole draws workers from far and wide
The 32,555 jobs in Parole are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 29%; the other 68% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Inside Parole’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Parole is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #56 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, 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, Parole could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves Parole for work, and who comes in
On a workday 5,535 residents head out to work and 928 work right here.
About 43,000 people are in Parole on a workday afternoon, 151% more 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.
Where Parole’s workforce comes from
Where Parole clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
68% of the jobs in Parole pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parole, 2013 → 2023: 28,284 → 32,555. 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 Parole’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Parole: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parole workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,488 commuters (the 25% 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.
How far Parole goes to work
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.
Parole is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Parole is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #97 of 261 in Maryland. Both inputs place Parole 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 8,654 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% 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). 7.2% of Parole households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Parole’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Parole ranks: 257th of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 255 | Pembroke MA | 18,492 | $146K | 4.0% | 3.4% | 9% | A |
| 256 | Hamburg Township MI | 20,901 | $114K | 4.0% | 2.8% | 5% | A |
| 257 | Parole MD | 17,229 | $120K | 5.7% | 3.0% | 14% | A |
| 258 | Solana Beach CA | 12,602 | $152K | 5.5% | 3.5% | 10% | A |
| 259 | Glen Rock NJ | 12,288 | $215K | 1.3% | 6.0% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | 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 Parole, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Next door is work for 13% of Parole
The biggest share goes to Annapolis (11%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parole workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parole | – | A | A | 30 min | $120,361 |
| Annapolis | 11% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $113,860 |
| Riva | under 2% | A+ | C− | 33 min | $176,094 |
| Annapolis Neck | under 2% | A+ | A− | 30 min | $173,879 |
| Arnold | 2% | A+ | B | 28 min | $141,639 |
| Edgewater | under 2% | A | A | 36 min | $114,365 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parole’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 Parole: questions
What is the median household income in Parole?
$120,361 (±$9,250) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parole?
5.7%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parole?
30 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parole work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Annapolis (11%, 3 mi), Washington (7%, 26 mi), Baltimore (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Parole walkable?
Parole is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Parole without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Parole, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parole
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.