Work & commute · National

Work & commute in National, MD

Most working residents leave National for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cumberland (19%), Cresaptown (10%) and Washington (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 21 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 21 National residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in National.

21live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

3work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where National goes to work

Cumberland10.1 mi away

19%4

Cresaptown5.8 mi away

10%2

Washington, DC113.9 mi away

5%1

Barton6.8 mi away

5%1

Hagerstown64.8 mi away

5%1

Columbus, OH216.3 mi away

5%1

Berlin, PA21.4 mi away

5%1

Westover, WV55.9 mi away

5%1

Mount Pleasant, PA48.1 mi away

5%1

Chantilly, VA94.4 mi away

5%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%7

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

How far

How far National commutes

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

38%

29%

38%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

National is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in National are

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

Jobs based in National

3 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities67%

Services (health, schools, offices…)33%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month100%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs National residents hold

21 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month71%

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.