Photo: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher · Public domainHouseholds in Pocomoke City earn less than those in 84% of U.S. towns
Pocomoke City grades C for jobs and income and C for walkability. The poverty rate is 15.3% (Maryland 9.4%). 11% of workers have no commute at all; Maryland has 19%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Pocomoke City
Inside Pocomoke City’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pocomoke City is better than 28% of U.S. towns, #251 of 261 in Maryland. Unemployment holds Pocomoke City’s grade up (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($53,203, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pocomoke City could be anywhere from D to B+.
The trip to work from Pocomoke City: 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 Pocomoke City workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,910 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.
Who leaves Pocomoke City for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,625 residents head out to work, 276 work right here, and 1,270 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 (0.81 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.
Out of Pocomoke City to work: where people go
Where Pocomoke City clocks in
11% 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.
The 1,546 jobs based in Pocomoke City
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pocomoke City, 2013 → 2023: 1,625 → 1,546. 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 Pocomoke City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Pocomoke City
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
In Pocomoke City, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pocomoke City is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #237 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% 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 2,139 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 11.7% of Pocomoke City households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Pocomoke City’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,000 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 6,000, Pocomoke City comes 2,963rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 12 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
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| 25 | Brown Station MD | 3,451 | $169K | 3.3% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
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| 2,961 | Redwood OR | 3,721 | $68K | 10.8% | 6.3% | <1% | C |
| 2,962 | Eureka IL | 5,129 | $56K | 10.8% | 7.7% | 18% | C |
| 2,963 | Pocomoke City MD | 4,421 | $53K | 15.3% | 3.0% | 15% | C |
| 2,964 | Fort Edward NY | 5,943 | $70K | 13.8% | 6.3% | 10% | C |
| 2,965 | Ellisburg NY | 3,261 | $77K | 7.8% | 7.0% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | 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 Pocomoke City, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Pocomoke City and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to West Pocomoke (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pocomoke City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocomoke City | – | C | C | 25 min | $53,203 |
| West Pocomoke | 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. West Pocomoke: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pocomoke City’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 Pocomoke City: questions
What is the median household income in Pocomoke City?
$53,203 (±$30,013) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pocomoke City?
15.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pocomoke City?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pocomoke City work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (11%, 22 mi), Snow Hill (5%, 12 mi), Ocean City (3%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pocomoke City walkable?
Pocomoke City is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pocomoke City without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pocomoke City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pocomoke City
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.