Bachelor's Hope · Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering Record · Public domainJobs and the daily commute in Rock Point
The Census job records count 43 working residents of Rock Point and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Hardly any stay in Rock Point for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (12%, 44 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Rock Point for work, and who comes in
On a workday 43 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Rock Point on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Rock Point’s working residents head each day
Where Rock Point clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
7% 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.
Working from home in Rock Point
of Rock Point workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 84 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.
The commute from Rock Point, by distance
About 21% 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.
Rock Point and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cobb Island (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rock Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Point | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cobb Island | 2% | — | — | 51 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cobb Island: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rock Point’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 Rock Point: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rock Point?
26.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rock Point work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (12%, 44 mi), Waldorf (12%, 24 mi), La Plata (7%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rock Point 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 Rock Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rock Point
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.