Dumbarton Historic District · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Pikesville has higher household incomes than 76% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 26.3 in Baltimore. 7.8% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.4% for Maryland as a whole. The two grades for Pikesville are A− for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Pikesville apart
A lot of Pikesville works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Pikesville: Baltimore (30%), Towson (6%) and Garrison (1%). Next door ↓
Pikesville draws workers from far and wide
The 16,532 jobs in Pikesville are filled from a wide area. Pikesville’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 31%; the other 62% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most Pikesville residents work close to home
63% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Commutes from Pikesville are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 31 across Maryland. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Maryland worker. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Pikesville is services
87% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
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.
Pikesville’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pikesville is better than 80% of U.S. towns, #122 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, 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, Pikesville could be anywhere from B+ to A.
30% of working residents work in Baltimore
Where Pikesville clocks in
30% of workers
6% 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.
Where in the region Pikesville works
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.
Pikesville’s commute takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pikesville workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,324 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.
Most jobs in Pikesville are in services
16,532 jobs are based in Pikesville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pikesville, 2013 → 2023: 14,215 → 16,532. 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 Pikesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Pikesville by day
On a workday 12,123 residents head out to work, 1,227 work right here, and 15,305 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.24 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Pikesville 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, Pikesville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #100 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 8.0% across Maryland.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 15,019 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 72% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 15% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 9.9% of Pikesville households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Pikesville’s commuters take a bus or train.
461st of 1,315: where Pikesville ranks among U.S. towns of 23,000 to 45,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 17 | Severna Park MD | 40,228 | $170K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 9% | A+ |
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| 40 | North Laurel MD | 25,563 | $123K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 47 | Arnold MD | 24,303 | $142K | 3.1% | 2.6% | 6% | A+ |
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| 459 | Manlius NY | 32,864 | $113K | 5.6% | 4.2% | 14% | A− |
| 460 | Ballenger Creek MD | 26,390 | $109K | 10.3% | 2.7% | 11% | A− |
| 461 | Pikesville MD | 33,524 | $98K | 7.8% | 4.1% | 9% | A− |
| 462 | El Cerrito CA | 26,121 | $128K | 6.9% | 5.8% | 4% | A− |
| 463 | Benbrook TX | 24,279 | $86K | 5.9% | 4.3% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,315 | 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 Pikesville, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Bordering towns draw 37% of Pikesville’s workers
The biggest share goes to Baltimore (30%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pikesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pikesville | – | A− | A | 25 min | $98,465 |
| Garrison | 1% | B+ | A+ | 28 min | $102,423 |
| Baltimore | 30% | C+ | A+ | 29 min | $62,177 |
| Towson | 6% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $101,320 |
| Randallstown | under 2% | B | A | 32 min | $85,735 |
| Lochearn | under 2% | B | A | 30 min | $74,707 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pikesville’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 Pikesville: questions
What is the median household income in Pikesville?
$98,465 (±$7,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pikesville?
7.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pikesville?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pikesville work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (30%, 8 mi), Towson (6%, 4 mi), Owings Mills (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pikesville walkable?
Pikesville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pikesville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 15% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pikesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pikesville
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.