Bryans Road is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 8,650 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bryans Road is the 89th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Bryans Road isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bryans Road are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bryans Road is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bryans Road who work in management occupations (12.69%), office and administrative support (10.10%), and business and financial occupations (9.55%). Also of interest is that Bryans Road has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Of important note, Bryans Road is also a town of artists. Bryans Road has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bryans Road’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.67% 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 Bryans Road, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.37 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. Despite being a small town, Bryans Road has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Bryans Road is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.89% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Bryans Road in 2022 was $46,713, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $186,852 for a family of four. Bryans Road is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bryans Road home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bryans Road residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bryans Road include English, Irish, German, European, and Nigerian. The most common language spoken in Bryans Road is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
