Work & commute · Suitland

Work & commute in Suitland, MD

Most working residents leave Suitland for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (37%), Arlington (3%) and Baltimore (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

138 of 10,026 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 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 9,888 Suitland residents head out of town to work, 138 work right here, and 6,772 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Suitland.

9,888live here, work elsewhere

138live and work here

6,772work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Suitland goes to work

Washington, DC6.4 mi away

37%3,754

Arlington, VA9.8 mi away

3%330

Baltimore35.4 mi away

2%224

Alexandria, VA8.9 mi away

2%202

Suitland (in town)right here

1%138

Bethesda14.2 mi away

1%136

Clinton7.3 mi away

1%133

Lake Arbor6.4 mi away

1%132

Forestville2.8 mi away

1%119

National Harbor6.5 mi away

1%112

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%4,746

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

How far

How far Suitland commutes

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

63%

23%

10%

63%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

3%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Suitland is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Suitland are

6,910 jobs are based in Suitland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Suitland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Suitland

6,910 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities2%

Services (health, schools, offices…)97%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month9%

Over $3,333 a month88%

Jobs Suitland residents hold

10,026 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+4%

Jobs based in Suitland, 2013 → 2023: 6,621 → 6,910. 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.