Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Washington Grove has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
77 jobs are based in Washington Grove, and 205 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Washington Grove itself; outside it, Rockville draws the most (14%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 26% of workers, against 19% across Maryland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Washington Grove in brief
Where people from Washington Grove work
Where Washington Grove clocks in
14% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
Who commutes out of Washington Grove, and who commutes in
On a workday 205 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Washington Grove on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Most jobs in Washington Grove are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Grove, 2013 → 2023: 143 → 77. 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 Washington Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for Washington Grove’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Grove workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 207 commuters (the 26% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Washington Grove
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.
Work next door: 10% of Washington Grove’s workers
The biggest share goes to Gaithersburg (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Grove | – | — | — | 27 min | $134,583 |
| Redland | 2% | A | A+ | 35 min | $132,153 |
| Gaithersburg | 8% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $112,467 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Washington Grove’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 Washington Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Grove?
$134,583 (±$39,304) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Grove?
3.5%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Grove?
27 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Grove work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockville (14%, 4 mi), Washington (12%, 18 mi), Gaithersburg (8%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Washington Grove without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washington Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington Grove
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.