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.

Housing costs in Jarrettsville are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Maryland.

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: 21.05% 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, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.56 minutes every day commuting to work.

Being a small town, Jarrettsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Jarrettsville are among the most well-educated in the nation: 41.88% of adults in Jarrettsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jarrettsville in 2018 was $59,031, which is upper middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $236,124 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, English, Italian, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Jarrettsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.