Jarrettsville is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,888 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jarrettsville is the 168th largest community in Maryland.Jarrettsville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.89% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Jarrettsville is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jarrettsville who work in management occupations (18.09%), sales jobs (11.73%), and teaching (8.74%). Also of interest is that Jarrettsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.65% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Because of many things, Jarrettsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Jarrettsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Jarrettsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Jarrettsville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Jarrettsville, the average commute to work is 35.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Jarrettsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Jarrettsville. 52.20% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in Jarrettsville in 2022 was $73,889, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $295,556 for a family of four. The people who call Jarrettsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jarrettsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jarrettsville include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in Jarrettsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
