Work & commute · Waldorf

Work & commute in Waldorf, MD

Most working residents leave Waldorf for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (22%), La Plata (4%) and Arlington (3%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

3,865 of 35,154 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

41 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 31,289 Waldorf residents head out of town to work, 3,865 work right here, and 14,823 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Waldorf.

31,289live here, work elsewhere

3,865live and work here

14,823work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Waldorf goes to work

Washington, DC20.7 mi away

22%7,776

Waldorf (in town)right here

11%3,865

La Plata6.1 mi away

4%1,242

Arlington, VA20.8 mi away

3%1,004

Baltimore49.8 mi away

3%908

Alexandria, VA16.8 mi away

2%620

Lake Arbor20.6 mi away

2%561

Clinton8.7 mi away

1%521

Columbia40.4 mi away

1%388

Tysons, VA27.2 mi away

1%335

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%17,934

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

How far

How far Waldorf commutes

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

20%

48%

24%

20%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Waldorf is a commuter town

0.53jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Waldorf are

18,688 jobs are based in Waldorf. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Waldorf’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Waldorf

18,688 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Waldorf residents hold

35,154 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)75%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+3%

Jobs based in Waldorf, 2013 → 2023: 18,176 → 18,688. 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.