A relatively large number of people in Deal Island telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Overall, Deal Island’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Deal Island has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Deal Island has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Deal Island than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Deal Island may be for you.
One of the nice things about Deal Island is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
In Deal Island, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.01 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Deal Island does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
