Waldorf is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 81,410 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Waldorf is the fourth largest community in Maryland.Waldorf is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Waldorf is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Waldorf who work in office and administrative support (13.74%), management occupations (10.74%), and business and financial occupations (8.75%). Also of interest is that Waldorf has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Waldorf telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.48% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Waldorf is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Waldorf, the average commute to work is 40.64 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Waldorf use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Waldorf‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The overall education level of Waldorf citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 32.40% of adults in Waldorf have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. 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.
