Freeland, MD

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Freeland is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Freeland is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Freeland who work in management occupations (17.33%), office and administrative support (11.40%), and teaching (10.59%).

Also of interest is that Freeland 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: 16.20% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Freeland is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Freeland a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Freeland has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Freeland’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

One downside of living in Freeland is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Freeland, the average commute to work is 37.32 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

Ethnicity and Race

The people who call Freeland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Freeland residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Freeland include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish.

Language

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