With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Quantico works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Quantico; the top destination outside it is Salisbury (25%, 9 miles). Quantico has 4 jobs; 60 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 19% across Maryland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Quantico, and who commutes in
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 70 people are in Quantico on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
The places Quantico commutes to
Where Quantico clocks in
25% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Quantico
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Quantico, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 4. 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 Quantico’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Quantico
of Quantico workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 0% 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.
Quantico’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.
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 Quantico: questions
What is the poverty rate in Quantico?
63.5%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Quantico work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (25%, 9 mi), Seaford (3%, 21 mi), Ocean City (3%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Quantico without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Quantico, from the people who make the trip.
More of Quantico
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.