Work & commute · Largo

Work & commute in Largo, MD

Most working residents leave Largo for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (30%), Baltimore (4%) and Lake Arbor (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

41 of 5,148 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,107 Largo residents head out of town to work, 41 work right here, and 1,849 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Largo.

5,107live here, work elsewhere

41live and work here

1,849work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Largo goes to work

Washington, DC10.2 mi away

30%1,554

Baltimore31.3 mi away

4%194

Lake Arbor2 mi away

3%175

Arlington, VA14.6 mi away

3%155

Bowie7.1 mi away

2%98

Columbia22.2 mi away

2%81

Bethesda17.2 mi away

2%80

Alexandria, VA14.3 mi away

1%75

Silver Spring13.3 mi away

1%64

Brock Hall5 mi away

1%61

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%2,611

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

How far

How far Largo commutes

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

41%

43%

13%

41%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

2%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Largo is a commuter town

0.37jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Largo are

1,890 jobs are based in Largo. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Largo’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Largo

1,890 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities1%

Services (health, schools, offices…)97%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Largo residents hold

5,148 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month71%

+25%

Jobs based in Largo, 2013 → 2023: 1,506 → 1,890. 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.