Work & commute · Emmitsburg

Work & commute in Emmitsburg, MD

Most working residents leave Emmitsburg for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Frederick (14%), Washington (4%) and Thurmont (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

53 of 1,066 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

37 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,013 Emmitsburg residents head out of town to work, 53 work right here, and 1,086 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Emmitsburg.

1,013live here, work elsewhere

53live and work here

1,086work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Emmitsburg goes to work

Frederick19 mi away

14%144

Emmitsburg (in town)right here

5%53

Washington, DC57.7 mi away

4%39

Thurmont7.5 mi away

4%39

Baltimore47.1 mi away

4%38

Ballenger Creek23 mi away

3%34

Columbia42.7 mi away

2%24

Bethesda50.8 mi away

2%22

Walkersville16.1 mi away

1%14

Westminster18.9 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

61%647

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

How far

How far Emmitsburg commutes

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

18%

32%

25%

18%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Emmitsburg is balanced between jobs and homes

1.07jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.07 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Emmitsburg are

1,139 jobs are based in Emmitsburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Emmitsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Emmitsburg

1,139 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Emmitsburg residents hold

1,066 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−11%

Jobs based in Emmitsburg, 2013 → 2023: 1,287 → 1,139. 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.