With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Peppermill Village works elsewhere
86 jobs are based in Peppermill Village; 1,834 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Peppermill Village; the top destination outside it is Washington (35%, 7 miles). 11% of workers have no commute at all, where Maryland as a whole has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Peppermill Village
A lot of Peppermill Village workers cross into Washington, D.C.
33% of Peppermill Village workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Peppermill Village’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 39 minutes, longer than the Maryland average of 31. Time on the road ↓
Peppermill Village is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Peppermill Village, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Peppermill Village has about 3,500 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Peppermill Village works in Washington
646 working residents, 35%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 7 miles away. That’s far more as work in Peppermill Village itself. The commute map ↓
Most Peppermill Village residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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 Peppermill Village’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Peppermill Village is better than 70% of U.S. towns, #168 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Peppermill Village’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, 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, Peppermill Village could be anywhere from B− to A.
The places Peppermill Village commutes to
Where Peppermill Village clocks in
35% of workers
3% 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.
Commuting from Peppermill Village: about 39 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Peppermill Village workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,161 commuters (the 11% 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.
Peppermill Village on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,831 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Peppermill Village on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Half of Peppermill Village commutes less than 7 miles
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.
71% of the jobs in Peppermill Village pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Peppermill Village, 2013 → 2023: 98 → 86. 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 Peppermill Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Peppermill Village is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,417 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 56% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 30.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 13.3% of Peppermill Village households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 11% of Peppermill Village’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,193rd of 3,582: where Peppermill Village ranks among U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 15 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,191 | Montgomery GA | 4,976 | $91K | 12.0% | 2.6% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,192 | Simonton Lake IN | 4,248 | $76K | 11.5% | 1.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,193 | Peppermill Village MD | 5,238 | $86K | 8.1% | 5.4% | <1% | B+ |
| 1,194 | Clifton AZ | 3,752 | $78K | 2.5% | 0.8% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,195 | Olive Township IN | 4,337 | $79K | 3.5% | 4.4% | 11% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,582 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Peppermill Village, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Peppermill Village and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Peppermill Village workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peppermill Village | – | B+ | A+ | 39 min | $85,685 |
| Seat Pleasant | under 2% | C | A+ | 37 min | $57,018 |
| Summerfield | under 2% | B | A+ | 34 min | $91,007 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Peppermill Village’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 Peppermill Village: questions
What is the median household income in Peppermill Village?
$85,685 (±$8,756) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Peppermill Village?
8.1%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Peppermill Village?
39 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Peppermill Village work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (35%, 7 mi), Baltimore (3%, 32 mi), Arlington (2%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Peppermill Village walkable?
Peppermill Village is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 15% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Peppermill Village without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 56% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Peppermill Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Peppermill Village
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.