Photo: Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page, my Commons user talk page, or my English Wikipedia user talk page; I'll know about it a lot faster) · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 2.6 jobs in San Mar for every working resident, and 411 people commute in
Only 2% work in San Mar; the top destination outside it is Hagerstown (12%, 7 miles). Employers in San Mar report 414 jobs; 158 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 19% across Maryland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
San Mar by day and by night
On a workday 155 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.
About 560 people are in San Mar on a workday afternoon, 84% more than live here.
2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 San Mar’s workers come from
Where San Mar clocks in
12% of workers
11% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in San Mar
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Mar, 2013 → 2023: 365 → 414. 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 San Mar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in San Mar
of San Mar workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 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 San Mar, by distance
About 18% 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.
How San Mar compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | San Mar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Mar | – | — | — | — | — |
| Mount Lena | under 2% | — | — | 46 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mount Lena: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of San Mar’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 San Mar: questions
What is the poverty rate in San Mar?
32.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in San Mar work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hagerstown (12%, 7 mi), Frederick (11%, 14 mi), Ballenger Creek (6%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around San Mar without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 31% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from San Mar, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Mar
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.