Lusby is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,072 people and three associated neighborhoods, Lusby is the 194th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some towns, Lusby isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lusby are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lusby is a town of managers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lusby who work in sales jobs (16.90%), business and financial occupations (12.48%), and management occupations (8.21%). Also of interest is that Lusby 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: 14.30% 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. Lusby is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. In Lusby, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.03 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Lusby does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Lusby are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.01% of adults in Lusby having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lusby in 2022 was $51,968, which is middle income relative to Maryland, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $207,872 for a family of four. Lusby is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lusby home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lusby residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lusby include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Lusby is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
