Work & commute · Andrews AFB

Work & commute in Andrews AFB, MD

Most working residents leave Andrews AFB for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (10%), Baltimore (5%) and Columbia (2%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

19 of 690 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 671 Andrews AFB residents head out of town to work, 19 work right here, and 1,796 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Andrews AFB.

671live here, work elsewhere

19live and work here

1,796work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Andrews AFB goes to work

Washington, DC10.3 mi away

10%72

Baltimore36.6 mi away

5%32

Andrews AFB (in town)right here

3%19

Columbia27 mi away

2%16

Alexandria, VA11.5 mi away

2%15

Gaithersburg29.2 mi away

2%14

Arlington, VA13.3 mi away

2%14

Rockville24.4 mi away

2%12

Silver Spring15.6 mi away

2%12

Reston, VA27.7 mi away

2%11

Everywhere elseother towns and states

69%473

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Andrews AFB commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

20%

37%

33%

10%

20%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Andrews AFB is a job hub

2.63jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Andrews AFB are

1,815 jobs are based in Andrews AFB. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Andrews AFB’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Andrews AFB

1,815 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month74%

Jobs Andrews AFB residents hold

690 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+24%

Jobs based in Andrews AFB, 2013 → 2023: 1,469 → 1,815. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.