Tilghmanton has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Tilghmanton report 14 jobs; 219 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Tilghmanton for work; outside it, Hagerstown is the main destination (15%, 8 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Maryland 19%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Tilghmanton apart on work
Tilghmanton is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Tilghmanton, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tilghmanton has about 77 people in it, 73% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Tilghmanton workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Tilghmanton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 219 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Tilghmanton
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Tilghmanton on a workday afternoon, 73% 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.
How long Tilghmanton spends getting to work: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tilghmanton workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 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.
Where people from Tilghmanton work
Where Tilghmanton clocks in
15% of workers
6% 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.
Goods jobs make up 71% of work in Tilghmanton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tilghmanton, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 14. 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 Tilghmanton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Tilghmanton to work
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.
Next door to Tilghmanton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tilghmanton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilghmanton | – | — | — | 37 min | $106,875 |
| Fairplay | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairplay: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tilghmanton’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 Tilghmanton: questions
What is the median household income in Tilghmanton?
$106,875 (±$47,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tilghmanton?
0.0%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tilghmanton?
37 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tilghmanton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hagerstown (15%, 8 mi), Frederick (6%, 19 mi), Baltimore (3%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tilghmanton 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 Tilghmanton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tilghmanton
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.