Household incomes in Queensland are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Home is the office for 38% of workers, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole. 7.3% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.4% across Maryland. The two grades for Queensland are A for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Queensland
The better-paid jobs are outside Queensland
74% of Queensland residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 42% of the jobs based in Queensland pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Queensland works from home
38% of Queensland workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Queensland has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Queensland went from 427 in 2013 to 725 in 2023, +70%. 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; with 929 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Queensland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Queensland is better than 90% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($204,423, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Queensland could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The kinds of work in Queensland
725 jobs are based in Queensland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Queensland, 2013 → 2023: 427 → 725. 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 Queensland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes each way for Queensland’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Queensland workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 683 commuters (the 38% 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.
Queensland on a workday afternoon
On a workday 919 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 715 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 (0.78 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.
24% of working residents work in Washington
Where Queensland clocks in
24% 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.
Where in the region Queensland 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.
In Queensland, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Queensland is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,104 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 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% 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). 3.5% of Queensland households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Queensland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Queensland ranks 361st of 5,404 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Cabin John MD | 2,179 | $250K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Colmar Manor MD | 1,590 | $123K | 2.3% | 4.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 359 | Will Township IL | 1,790 | $112K | 3.1% | 3.9% | 2% | A |
| 360 | Brandywine Township IN | 2,476 | $127K | 6.6% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 361 | Queensland MD | 2,168 | $204K | 7.3% | 3.8% | 1% | A |
| 362 | Wardsville MO | 1,667 | $121K | 2.5% | 0.7% | 3% | A |
| 363 | Piperton TN | 2,889 | $130K | 4.6% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Queensland, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Work in the towns next to Queensland
The biggest share goes to Melwood (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Queensland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | – | A | D | 31 min | $204,423 |
| Upper Marlboro | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Rosaryville | under 2% | A | C+ | 43 min | $158,923 |
| Croom | under 2% | A− | B− | 43 min | $187,667 |
| Westphalia | under 2% | A | B | 37 min | $164,197 |
| Melwood | 2% | B− | B− | 36 min | $81,364 |
| Brock Hall | under 2% | A | B | 42 min | $206,451 |
| Marlboro Meadows | under 2% | A | C+ | 39 min | $111,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Upper Marlboro: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Queensland’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 14% of Queensland workers work outside Maryland. The job records count 31% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Queensland: questions
What is the median household income in Queensland?
$204,423 (±$37,023) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Queensland?
7.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Queensland?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 38% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Queensland work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (24%, 14 mi), Arlington (4%, 17 mi), Baltimore (3%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Queensland walkable?
Queensland is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Queensland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Queensland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Queensland
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.