In Waldorf, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 40.64 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Although the majority of commuting trips in the town are by private automobile, Waldorf is somewhat unusual for a town of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Waldorf area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
In terms of college education, Waldorf is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.40% of adults in Waldorf have a college degree.
The per capita income in Waldorf in 2022 was $46,663, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,652 for a family of four. However, Waldorf contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Waldorf is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Waldorf home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waldorf residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Waldorf include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.
The most common language spoken in Waldorf is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
