Linganore Farm · Photo: Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0Households in Spring Ridge have higher incomes than those in 94% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Spring Ridge; the top destination outside it is Frederick (19%, 4 miles). Poverty touches 1.8% of residents, where Maryland as a whole has 9.4%. Spring Ridge grades A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Spring Ridge: the figures worth knowing
Spring Ridge and Frederick trade workers both ways
Frederick is the top workplace for Spring Ridge residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Spring Ridge come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Spring Ridge empties out on a workday
About 4,200 people are in Spring Ridge on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than the 5,900 who live here: 2,800 head out to work and 990 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
Inside Spring Ridge’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Spring Ridge is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #20 of 261 in Maryland. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Spring Ridge could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where people from Spring Ridge work
Where Spring Ridge clocks in
19% of workers
6% 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 workday shuffle in and out of Spring Ridge
On a workday 2,750 residents head out to work, 62 work right here, and 985 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Spring Ridge on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.37 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.
Most jobs in Spring Ridge are in services
1,047 jobs are based in Spring Ridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 801 → 1,047. 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 Spring Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Spring Ridge
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Ridge workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,683 commuters (the 25% 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 Spring Ridge, by distance
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.
Getting around Spring Ridge: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Spring Ridge is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #211 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% 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 3,560 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 70% 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). 5.3% of Spring Ridge households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Spring Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,100 to 8,000, Spring Ridge ranks 113th of 3,494 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Fulton MD | 5,677 | $222K | 0.7% | 1.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 111 | Auburn NH | 6,336 | $153K | 2.5% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 112 | Clayton WI | 5,303 | $134K | 3.2% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 113 | Spring Ridge MD | 5,922 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 114 | Elburn IL | 7,084 | $128K | 5.4% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 115 | Columbus MN | 4,356 | $123K | 3.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,494 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Spring Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
Around Spring Ridge: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Ridge | – | A+ | B− | 31 min | $145,625 |
| Linganore | under 3% | A+ | C | 41 min | $175,833 |
| Bartonsville | under 3% | A | C− | 37 min | $156,979 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Ridge’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 Spring Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Ridge?
$145,625 (±$27,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Ridge?
1.8%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Ridge?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Ridge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Frederick (19%, 4 mi), Ballenger Creek (6%, 5 mi), Rockville (6%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Spring Ridge walkable?
Spring Ridge is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 10.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Spring Ridge without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Ridge
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.