Ridgley Methodist Episcopal Church · Photo: Pubdog · Public domainWith 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Summerfield works elsewhere
There are 3,395 jobs in Summerfield, and 6,176 of its residents work somewhere. Summerfield grades B for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Hardly any work in Summerfield itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (34%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Summerfield, in brief
A lot of Summerfield workers cross into Washington, D.C.
32% of Summerfield workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Summerfield’s working residents have a job less than 9 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 34 minutes, longer than the Maryland average of 31. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Summerfield is services
91% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
One in three of Summerfield works in Washington
2,123 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 8 miles away. That’s 34 times as many as work in Summerfield itself. The commute map ↓
Most Summerfield residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
Summerfield’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Summerfield is better than 58% of U.S. towns, #201 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car holds Summerfield’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Summerfield could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The places Summerfield commutes to
Where Summerfield clocks in
34% 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.
Summerfield’s commute takes about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Summerfield workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,309 commuters (the 21% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Summerfield
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Summerfield, 2013 → 2023: 2,440 → 3,395. 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 Summerfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Summerfield commutes less than 9 miles
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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Summerfield
On a workday 6,116 residents head out to work, 60 work right here, and 3,335 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Summerfield on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Summerfield is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,973 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 78% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 26% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 29.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 4.7% of Summerfield households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Summerfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,969 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 20,000, Summerfield comes 1,108th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Honeygo MD | 12,250 | $146K | 1.8% | 2.8% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,106 | Derby CT | 12,925 | $80K | 10.8% | 5.6% | 6% | B |
| 1,107 | Sun Lakes AZ | 13,924 | $68K | 9.4% | 4.5% | 4% | B |
| 1,108 | Summerfield MD | 15,065 | $91K | 12.9% | 6.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,109 | Hornsby Bend TX | 12,367 | $90K | 15.0% | 4.9% | 1% | B |
| 1,110 | South River NJ | 16,262 | $96K | 12.5% | 7.7% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,969 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Summerfield, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
The towns around Summerfield
The biggest share goes to Lake Arbor (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Summerfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield | – | B | A+ | 34 min | $91,007 |
| Seat Pleasant | under 2% | C | A+ | 37 min | $57,018 |
| Landover | under 2% | C+ | A+ | 35 min | $72,100 |
| Glenarden | under 2% | A | A+ | 34 min | $106,414 |
| Peppermill Village | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 39 min | $85,685 |
| Lake Arbor | 2% | A | A | 38 min | $121,211 |
| Cedar Heights | under 2% | B+ | A+ | 33 min | $76,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Summerfield’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 Summerfield: questions
What is the median household income in Summerfield?
$91,007 (±$10,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Summerfield?
12.9%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Summerfield?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Summerfield work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (34%, 8 mi), Arlington (3%, 13 mi), Baltimore (3%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Summerfield walkable?
Summerfield is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 11.7 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Summerfield without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 26% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Summerfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Summerfield
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.