MC-MNCPPC: Characteristics of the Montgomery County Labor Force by Planning Area: Work Location

Characteristics of the Montgomery County Labor Force by
Planning Area and Countywide, 1997

Work Location

Planning Area

Total Employed

% in
County

% Inside
Beltway

% Outside
Beltway

% Elsewhere
in MD % to DC

% to VA

Montgomery County 464,115
57.9%

18.4%

39.5%

9.2%

23.6%

8.0%

Aspen Hill
26,680

61.6%

18.0%

43.6%

7.7%

21.5%

8.0%

Bethesda/ Chevy Chase
42,205

43.7%

32.5%

11.2%

5.2%

41.6%

8.7%

Clarksburg & Vicinity
985

72.0%

8.3%

63.7%

10.2%

9.1%

7.3%

Cloverly/ Norwood
9,490

55.6%

12.3%

43.3%

18.1%

17.9%

6.9%

Colesville/ White Oak
17,815

52.0%

19.0%

33.0%

18.1%

21.6%

6.6%

Damascus & Vicinity (10,11,14,15)
15,330

74.4%

8.1%

66.3%

12.3%

7.7%

5.2%

Darnestown
6,550

68.4%

13.8%

54.6%

4.8%

12.9%

12.6%

Fairland
21,405

44.1%

17.5%

26.6%

24.3%

23.2%

7.6%

Gaithersburg & Vicinity (20,21)
71,960

70.0%

12.3%

57.7%

5.9%

14.7%

7.9%

Germantown
36,475

75.1%

12.0%

63.1%

4.8%

11.0%

7.7%

Kemp Mill/ Four Corners
18,230

44.1%

23.3%

20.8%

14.8%

33.9%

6.4%

Kensington/ Wheaton
41,660

52.7%

16.3%

36.4%

9.7%

29.1%

6.6%

North Bethesda/ Garrett Park
22,970

55.6%

25.0%

30.6%

9.1%

22.5%

11.4%

Olney & Vicinity
18,720

63.4%

13.6%

49.8%

12.4%

16.5%

6.7%

Poolesville & Vicinity (12,16,17,18)
4,430

77.2%

11.9%

65.3%

6.0%

9.1%

6.7%

Potomac
22,815

51.6%

15.2%

36.4%

5.6%

29.1%

12.6%

Rockville
23,405

67.5%

18.8%

48.7%

5.9%

17.7%

7.4%

Silver Spring
20,390

36.9%

26.5%

10.4%

10.0%

44.3%

7.7%

Takoma Park*
19,655

43.8%

31.2%

12.6%

12.3%

35.8%

5.8%

Travilah
12,665

63.2%

14.2%

49.0%

7.5%

16.1%

11.4%

Upper Rock Creek
6,045

66.4%

9.5%

56.9%

6.7%

15.4%

10.3%

Note; Labor force represents persons age 16 and older. More detailed data are available in the Planning Area Profiles section.

* Reflects the unification of Takoma Park from Prince George's County to Montgomery County, July 1, 1997.
Source: Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, 1997 Census Update Survey.

Planning Area Map

Characteristics of the Montgomery County Labor Force by Planning Area and Countywide, 1997

Work Location
Planning Area	Total Employed	% in County	% Inside Beltway	% Outside Beltway	% Elsewhere in MD	% to DC	% to VA

Montgomery County	464,115	57.9%	18.4%	39.5%	9.2%	23.6%	8.0%
Aspen Hill	26,680	61.6%	18.0%	43.6%	7.7%	21.5%	8.0%
Bethesda/ Chevy Chase	42,205	43.7%	32.5%	11.2%	5.2%	41.6%	8.7%
Clarksburg & Vicinity	985	72.0%	8.3%	63.7%	10.2%	9.1%	7.3%
Cloverly/ Norwood	9,490	55.6%	12.3%	43.3%	18.1%	17.9%	6.9%
Colesville/ White Oak	17,815	52.0%	19.0%	33.0%	18.1%	21.6%	6.6%
Damascus & Vicinity (10,11,14,15)	15,330	74.4%	8.1%	66.3%	12.3%	7.7%	5.2%
Darnestown	6,550	68.4%	13.8%	54.6%	4.8%	12.9%	12.6%
Fairland	21,405	44.1%	17.5%	26.6%	24.3%	23.2%	7.6%
Gaithersburg & Vicinity (20,21)	71,960	70.0%	12.3%	57.7%	5.9%	14.7%	7.9%
Germantown	36,475	75.1%	12.0%	63.1%	4.8%	11.0%	7.7%
Kemp Mill/ Four Corners	18,230	44.1%	23.3%	20.8%	14.8%	33.9%	6.4%
Kensington/ Wheaton	41,660	52.7%	16.3%	36.4%	9.7%	29.1%	6.6%
North Bethesda/ Garrett Park	22,970	55.6%	25.0%	30.6%	9.1%	22.5%	11.4%
Olney & Vicinity	18,720	63.4%	13.6%	49.8%	12.4%	16.5%	6.7%
Poolesville & Vicinity (12,16,17,18)	4,430	77.2%	11.9%	65.3%	6.0%	9.1%	6.7%
Potomac	22,815	51.6%	15.2%	36.4%	5.6%	29.1%	12.6%
Rockville	23,405	67.5%	18.8%	48.7%	5.9%	17.7%	7.4%
Silver Spring	20,390	36.9%	26.5%	10.4%	10.0%	44.3%	7.7%
Takoma Park*	19,655	43.8%	31.2%	12.6%	12.3%	35.8%	5.8%
Travilah	12,665	63.2%	14.2%	49.0%	7.5%	16.1%	11.4%
Upper Rock Creek	6,045	66.4%	9.5%	56.9%	6.7%	15.4%	10.3%

Note; Labor force represents persons age 16 and older. More detailed data are available in the Planning Area Profiles section. * Reflects the unification of Takoma Park from Prince George's County to Montgomery County, July 1, 1997. Source: Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, 1997 Census Update Survey. Planning Area Map