Somerset County, MD

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2022 Population

24,672

0.652% 1-year decline

US Senator

Ben Cardin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

About

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None of the households in Somerset County, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

Most people in Somerset County, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Somerset County, MD was 2 cars per household.

Somerset County, MD borders Dorchester County, MD, St. Mary's County, MD, Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD, Accomack County, VA, and Northumberland County, VA.

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Economy

The economy of Somerset County, MD employs N/A people. The largest industries in Somerset County, MD are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,541 people), Educational Services (1,505 people), and Retail Trade (1,205 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($61,713), Public Administration ($60,972), and Utilities ($59,301).

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Somerset County, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,196 people), Sales & Related Occupations (878 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (665 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Somerset County, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Somerset County, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,541 people), Educational Services (1,505 people), and Retail Trade (1,205 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Somerset County, MD, though some of these residents may live in Somerset County, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

41
Other Services (except Public Administration)
32
Construction
25
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Somerset County, MD went to Donald J. Trump with 56.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.8%), followed by Other (0.838%).

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.6%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.8%)
Democratic Party
Other (0.838%)
Green and Other Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Somerset County, MD went to Donald J. Trump with 56.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.8%), followed by Other (0.838%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Somerset County, MD for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

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Ben Cardin

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2007

Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maryland

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maryland have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Somerset County, MD awarded 445 degrees. The student population of Somerset County, MD in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 1,092 male students and 1,426 female students.

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Somerset County, MD have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Somerset County, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the tracts in Somerset County, MD colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Somerset County, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Somerset County, MD is from Somerset County, MD.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Somerset County, MD across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (73.2%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Worked At Home (6.79%)

In 2022, 73.2% of workers in Somerset County, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (6.79%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Somerset County, MD have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 1.82% of the workforce in Somerset County, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Somerset County, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Somerset County, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Somerset County, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Somerset County, MD is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Somerset County, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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