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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Maryland, Pikesville has the smallest share of long commutes (9.8%), followed by Arbutus and Cumberland. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Maryland that we cover, the median is 23.1% and the average 23.4%; the figure runs from 9.8% (Pikesville) to 45.3% (Waldorf). That is a spread of 4.6 times between the two ends. The state figure is 24.2%; 35 of the 80 places are above it and 45 at or below.
The first five are Pikesville, Arbutus, Cumberland, Catonsville, Towson. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: short commutes can mean a self-contained job market or a small town with few employers. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Commute of 45 minutes or more ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pikesville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 9.8% | 33,524 | $98,465 | $1,707 |
| 2 | Arbutus (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 10.2% | 22,507 | $99,090 | $1,318 |
| 3 | Cumberland | Allegany County | 10.7% | 18,804 | $48,162 | $741 |
| 4 | Catonsville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 11.5% | 43,368 | $114,109 | $1,724 |
| 5 | Towson (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 12.8% | 58,679 | $101,320 | $1,764 |
| 6 | Woodlawn (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 13.4% | 40,379 | $82,466 | $1,494 |
| 7 | Cockeysville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 13.5% | 23,962 | $77,680 | $1,603 |
| 8 | Parkville (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 13.6% | 30,549 | $79,178 | $1,526 |
| 9 | Salisbury | Wicomico County | 14.2% | 33,285 | $58,576 | $1,318 |
| 10 | Perry Hall (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 15.3% | 29,105 | $106,244 | $1,706 |
| 11 | Carney (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 15.5% | 28,343 | $83,620 | $1,793 |
| 12 | Dundalk (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 15.5% | 65,969 | $64,520 | $1,473 |
| 13 | Elkridge (unincorporated) | Howard County | 16.0% | 26,283 | $139,913 | $2,295 |
| 14 | Glen Burnie (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 16.3% | 72,590 | $88,280 | $1,648 |
| 15 | Hagerstown | Washington County | 16.5% | 43,665 | $52,221 | $1,114 |
| 16 | Bethesda (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 17.3% | 69,397 | $192,237 | $2,469 |
| 17 | Owings Mills (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 17.6% | 37,245 | $96,243 | $1,841 |
| 18 | Ellicott City (unincorporated) | Howard County | 18.1% | 75,257 | $156,964 | $2,061 |
| 19 | Rosedale (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 18.3% | 20,002 | $85,711 | $1,378 |
| 20 | Odenton (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 18.8% | 45,002 | $128,441 | $2,257 |
| 21 | Baltimore | Baltimore | 18.8% | 573,243 | $62,177 | $1,331 |
| 22 | Columbia (unincorporated) | Howard County | 18.9% | 104,338 | $131,490 | $2,042 |
| 23 | Lochearn (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 19.0% | 27,074 | $74,707 | $1,460 |
| 24 | Severn (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 19.0% | 58,402 | $134,423 | $2,175 |
| 25 | North Laurel (unincorporated) | Howard County | 19.1% | 25,563 | $122,949 | $2,031 |
| 26 | Middle River (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 19.1% | 31,712 | $78,398 | $1,636 |
| 27 | Severna Park (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 19.1% | 40,228 | $169,953 | $1,699 |
| 28 | Essex (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 19.3% | 40,580 | $67,168 | $1,319 |
| 29 | College Park | Prince George's County | 19.5% | 34,540 | $69,721 | $1,912 |
| 30 | Maryland City (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 20.0% | 19,186 | $117,337 | $2,421 |
| 31 | Ilchester (unincorporated) | Howard County | 20.2% | 28,364 | $152,103 | $2,115 |
| 32 | Potomac (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 21.3% | 45,902 | $236,675 | $2,887 |
| 33 | North Bethesda (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 21.5% | 49,677 | $129,092 | $2,191 |
| 34 | Pasadena (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 21.6% | 34,309 | $129,727 | $2,393 |
| 35 | Arnold (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 21.6% | 24,303 | $141,639 | $2,158 |
| 36 | Edgewood (unincorporated) | Harford County | 21.9% | 24,922 | $80,772 | $1,375 |
| 37 | Reisterstown (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 21.9% | 25,582 | $85,543 | $1,600 |
| 38 | Milford Mill (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 21.9% | 30,829 | $69,711 | $1,653 |
| 39 | Seabrook (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 22.6% | 18,317 | $98,157 | $1,840 |
| 40 | Lake Shore (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 22.8% | 18,249 | $130,689 | $1,806 |
| 41 | Beltsville (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 23.1% | 19,176 | $99,642 | $1,963 |
| 42 | Randallstown (unincorporated) | Baltimore County | 23.3% | 35,957 | $85,735 | $1,577 |
| 43 | Gaithersburg | Montgomery County | 23.9% | 69,825 | $112,467 | $2,058 |
| 44 | Germantown (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 23.9% | 90,719 | $117,546 | $2,040 |
| 45 | Calverton (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 24.2% | 17,624 | $107,381 | $2,164 |
| 46 | Wheaton (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 25.2% | 52,926 | $111,478 | $2,163 |
| 47 | Rockville | Montgomery County | 25.3% | 67,671 | $128,649 | $2,274 |
| 48 | Crofton (unincorporated) | Anne Arundel County | 25.3% | 29,549 | $150,577 | $2,217 |
| 49 | Annapolis | Anne Arundel County | 25.4% | 40,720 | $113,860 | $1,860 |
| 50 | Laurel | Prince George's County | 25.5% | 29,798 | $100,504 | $1,873 |
| 51 | North Potomac (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 25.6% | 23,922 | $186,514 | $2,413 |
| 52 | South Laurel (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 25.6% | 29,272 | $88,933 | $1,830 |
| 53 | Olney (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 26.0% | 35,797 | $171,458 | $2,404 |
| 54 | Bel Air South (unincorporated) | Harford County | 26.2% | 58,137 | $123,653 | $1,757 |
| 55 | East Riverdale (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 26.2% | 18,336 | $81,831 | $1,716 |
| 56 | Takoma Park | Montgomery County | 26.3% | 17,632 | $108,136 | $1,432 |
| 57 | Montgomery Village (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 26.7% | 34,110 | $95,348 | $1,916 |
| 58 | Frederick | Frederick County | 26.9% | 83,395 | $97,069 | $1,764 |
| 59 | Fairland (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 27.0% | 26,231 | $98,800 | $1,894 |
| 60 | Clarksburg (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 27.3% | 30,487 | $176,678 | $2,495 |
| 61 | Greenbelt | Prince George's County | 27.7% | 24,678 | $85,997 | $1,848 |
| 62 | Silver Spring (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 28.6% | 81,462 | $99,860 | $1,913 |
| 63 | Hyattsville | Prince George's County | 28.8% | 20,966 | $91,941 | $1,835 |
| 64 | Landover (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 29.2% | 24,514 | $72,100 | $1,735 |
| 65 | Bel Air North (unincorporated) | Harford County | 29.4% | 31,302 | $137,336 | $1,624 |
| 66 | Aspen Hill (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 29.5% | 53,279 | $111,575 | $1,916 |
| 67 | Redland (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 29.5% | 18,665 | $132,153 | $2,221 |
| 68 | Westminster | Carroll County | 29.6% | 20,445 | $86,219 | $1,476 |
| 69 | Bowie | Prince George's County | 31.2% | 57,926 | $141,995 | $2,330 |
| 70 | Chillum (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 31.4% | 34,871 | $79,864 | $1,735 |
| 71 | Ballenger Creek (unincorporated) | Frederick County | 32.4% | 26,390 | $108,944 | $1,987 |
| 72 | Eldersburg (unincorporated) | Carroll County | 32.8% | 31,695 | $142,954 | $1,705 |
| 73 | Suitland (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 33.0% | 23,793 | $71,585 | $1,707 |
| 74 | Fort Washington (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 34.2% | 25,134 | $143,333 | $2,690 |
| 75 | Damascus (unincorporated) | Montgomery County | 37.1% | 17,640 | $158,883 | $1,792 |
| 76 | Oxon Hill (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 37.2% | 17,893 | $93,252 | $1,721 |
| 77 | Langley Park (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 37.6% | 21,508 | $85,321 | $1,707 |
| 78 | Clinton (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 38.3% | 38,376 | $124,803 | $1,809 |
| 79 | Camp Springs (unincorporated) | Prince George's County | 38.7% | 22,544 | $120,456 | $2,231 |
| 80 | Waldorf (unincorporated) | Charles County | 45.3% | 82,943 | $116,089 | $1,995 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Pikesville, with 9.8% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Maryland by population.