Work & commute · Walker Mill

Work & commute in Walker Mill, MD

Most working residents leave Walker Mill for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (35%), Baltimore (3%) and Arlington (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

14 of 4,843 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

39 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

15%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,829 Walker Mill residents head out of town to work, 14 work right here, and 760 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Walker Mill.

4,829live here, work elsewhere

14live and work here

760work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Walker Mill goes to work

Washington, DC7.3 mi away

35%1,701

Baltimore32.8 mi away

3%138

Arlington, VA11.6 mi away

3%131

Lake Arbor3.7 mi away

2%87

Bethesda14.7 mi away

2%83

Alexandria, VA11.3 mi away

2%79

Landover3.4 mi away

1%63

Columbia22.5 mi away

1%50

Bowie9.6 mi away

1%49

Clinton9.3 mi away

1%48

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%2,414

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

How far

How far Walker Mill commutes

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

60%

26%

12%

60%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

2%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Walker Mill is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Walker Mill are

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

Jobs based in Walker Mill

774 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)87%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs Walker Mill residents hold

4,843 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 month26%

Over $3,333 a month63%

+23%

Jobs based in Walker Mill, 2013 → 2023: 627 → 774. 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.