Work & commute · Severn

Work & commute in Severn, MD

Most working residents leave Severn for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Baltimore (11%), Washington (8%) and Columbia (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,129 of 24,383 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 23,254 Severn residents head out of town to work, 1,129 work right here, and 16,149 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Severn.

23,254live here, work elsewhere

1,129live and work here

16,149work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Severn goes to work

Baltimore12.2 mi away

11%2,604

Washington, DC23.5 mi away

8%1,861

Columbia9.9 mi away

6%1,510

Severn (in town)right here

5%1,129

Glen Burnie5 mi away

3%823

Linthicum5.4 mi away

3%724

Parole12.8 mi away

3%711

Jessup4.4 mi away

2%503

Annapolis15.2 mi away

2%427

Odenton4.8 mi away

2%402

Everywhere elseother towns and states

56%13,689

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

How far

How far Severn commutes

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

38%

48%

10%

38%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Severn is a commuter town

0.71jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Severn are

17,278 jobs are based in Severn. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Severn’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Severn

17,278 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Severn residents hold

24,383 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month71%

+13%

Jobs based in Severn, 2013 → 2023: 15,252 → 17,278. 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.