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Montgomery County Labor Force, 1997: 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.

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