Christ Church · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainSt. Leonard at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 35 minutes each way (Maryland 31, U.S. 26). 35% of workers have no commute at all, where Maryland as a whole has 19%. Only 2% stay in St. Leonard for work; outside it, Prince Frederick is the main destination (12%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in St. Leonard, in brief
About 35 minutes to work from St. Leonard
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Leonard workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 35% 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 daily flow of workers through St. Leonard
On a workday 305 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 224 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in St. Leonard on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.74 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.
The places St. Leonard commutes to
Where St. Leonard clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
St. Leonard makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
229 jobs are based in St. Leonard.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Leonard, 2013 → 2023: 237 → 229. 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 St. Leonard’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles St. Leonard commutes
About 17% 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 St. Leonard compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Leonard workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Leonard | – | — | — | 35 min | $186,071 |
| Calvert Beach | under 2% | B+ | C− | 36 min | $90,000 |
| Long Beach | under 2% | A− | C− | 33 min | $126,683 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of St. Leonard’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 St. Leonard: questions
What is the median household income in St. Leonard?
$186,071 (±$80,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Leonard?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Leonard?
35 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 35% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Leonard work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prince Frederick (12%, 7 mi), Washington (7%, 41 mi), California (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Leonard 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 St. Leonard, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Leonard
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.