Photo: Mike Kalasnik · CC BY-SA 2.0Households in White Marsh have higher incomes than those in 87% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 9.6% of residents, against 9.4% across Maryland. White Marsh grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 4% work in White Marsh; the top destination outside it is Baltimore (29%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
White Marsh at work: what stands out
White Marsh is where the jobs are
White Marsh has 8,977 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
White Marsh and Baltimore trade workers both ways
Baltimore is the top workplace for White Marsh residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in White Marsh come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
White Marsh draws workers from far and wide
The 8,977 jobs in White Marsh are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 38%; the other 60% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind White Marsh’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, White Marsh is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #99 of 261 in Maryland. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, White Marsh could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
A workday in White Marsh: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4,954 residents head out to work, 195 work right here, and 8,782 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in White Marsh on a workday afternoon, 35% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to White Marsh: where workers come from
Where White Marsh clocks in
29% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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.
What the 8,977 jobs in White Marsh are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Marsh, 2013 → 2023: 11,146 → 8,977. 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 White Marsh’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 31 minutes in White Marsh
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Marsh workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,574 commuters (the 20% 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.
How far it is to work from White Marsh
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.
In White Marsh, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, White Marsh is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #221 of 261 in Maryland. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.8% 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 5,752 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 8.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 2.8% of White Marsh households have no vehicle (Maryland 8.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of White Marsh’s commuters take a bus or train.
568th of 2,507: where White Marsh ranks among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 14 | Scaggsville MD | 10,564 | $207K | 2.9% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
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| 28 | Chevy Chase MD | 9,445 | $212K | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
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| 33 | Annapolis Neck MD | 12,032 | $174K | 3.3% | 0.8% | 5% | A+ |
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| 566 | Littleton MA | 10,404 | $150K | 5.6% | 4.8% | 7% | A |
| 567 | Cannon Township MI | 14,615 | $132K | 2.1% | 5.0% | 4% | A |
| 568 | White Marsh MD | 10,932 | $117K | 9.6% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| 569 | Powell TN | 13,739 | $82K | 4.1% | 2.8% | 3% | A |
| 570 | Crozet VA | 9,289 | $129K | 7.1% | 1.8% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 White Marsh, the top three, the last and three more from Maryland.
How White Marsh compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Marsh workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Marsh | – | A | B− | 31 min | $117,426 |
| Perry Hall | 2% | A | A− | 29 min | $106,244 |
| Rossville | 4% | A− | A | 29 min | $90,000 |
| Middle River | 2% | B | A− | 28 min | $78,398 |
| Honeygo | under 2% | A+ | B+ | 30 min | $146,384 |
| Overlea | under 2% | B+ | A− | 29 min | $88,841 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rossville. Darker towns draw more of White Marsh’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 White Marsh: questions
What is the median household income in White Marsh?
$117,426 (±$15,860) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Marsh?
9.6%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Marsh?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Marsh work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (29%, 10 mi), Towson (7%, 9 mi), Cockeysville (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is White Marsh walkable?
White Marsh is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around White Marsh without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Marsh, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Marsh
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.