Suitland is a medium-sized town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 25,839 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Suitland is the 43rd largest community in Maryland.
Also of interest is that Suitland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
In Suitland, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.64 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, Suitland 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 subway helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Suitland area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.
The population of Suitland overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Suitland, 21.53% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Suitland in 2022 was $38,910, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $155,640 for a family of four. However, Suitland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Suitland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Suitland residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Suitland include African, Ghanian, Irish, Other Subsaharan African, and Ethiopian.
The most common language spoken in Suitland is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.