Work & commute · Downsville

Work & commute in Downsville, MD

Most working residents leave Downsville for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Hagerstown (16%), Frederick (9%) and Robinwood (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 147 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 147 Downsville residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Downsville.

147live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Downsville goes to work

Hagerstown7.1 mi away

16%24

Frederick22.3 mi away

9%13

Robinwood8.9 mi away

7%10

Fountainhead-Orchard Hills10.2 mi away

4%6

Ballenger Creek23.6 mi away

3%5

Rockville47.5 mi away

2%3

St. James3.1 mi away

2%3

Williamsport3.1 mi away

1%2

Middletown16.2 mi away

1%2

Gaithersburg42.9 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%77

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

How far

How far Downsville commutes

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

45%

22%

14%

19%

45%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Downsville is a commuter town

0.05jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.05 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Downsville are

7 jobs are based in Downsville. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Downsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Downsville

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)57%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month86%

Jobs Downsville residents hold

147 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month66%

−50%

Jobs based in Downsville, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 7. 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.