Interstate 70 is the primary east–west Interstate in Maryland. It passes through the northern section of Howard County, providing highway access through the 10 states between Maryland to Utah.

The US 29 highway runs from Baltimore to Pensacola, FL and serves the Howard County cities of Columbia and Ellicott City, providing the westernmost north-south route between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.

Howard County is located just a short 21 miles from the Port of Baltimore, the 13th busiest of the nation’s 360 ports. Closer to the Midwest than any other East Coast port, the Port is within an overnight drive of one-third of the nation’s population. Five public and twelve private terminals handle its traffic, including containerized cargo, ro/ro, autos, coal, wood pulp and more.

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Located just 30 minutes from Howard County’s center, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport offers over 350 non-stop flights daily to international destinations and national hubs alike.

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Kenneth S Ulman Innovation Hub is home to the HCEDA and Maryland Innovation Center. They are dedicated to developing a community of innovation in the Baltimore-Washington corridors by providing an ecosystem of support to new and existing entrepreneurs. The space offers 63,000 sf across 5 floors, including such amenities as a 150-person conference/event space, additional conference and meeting rooms, breakout spaces, a video studio, and podcast studio.

Located at the intersection of I-95 and Rt. 175, midway between Washington and Baltimore, Columbia Gateway is home to over 300 businesses, employing approximately 10,000 people. It is in plans to turn into an innovation district where leading-edge companies work with anchor educational intuitions and startups to collaborate on new technologies and services.

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The longest Interstate Highway within Maryland and one of the most traveled in the state, I-95 passes through the Western part of Howard County and provides immediate access to 15 states on the East Coast, from Florida to Maine.

Washington Dulles International Airport lies an hour away from Howard County and serves over 125 international destinations worldwide, handling millions of passengers and cargo each year.

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Predominantly used for domestic flights, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport sits about an hour away from Howard County. It offers flights to 91 nonstop destinations and served 24.5 million passengers in 2022, the most of any of the region’s three airports.

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