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

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

Journey to Work

Planning Area Total Emp

% Driving

% Driving
Alone

% Driving in Carpool

% Public Transit or Rail

% Walk/
Bicycle/ Other

% Work at Home

Montgomery
County

464,115
81.6%

72.5%

9.1%

13.2%

1.9%

3.3%

Aspen Hill

28,680
86.3%

75.1%

11.2%

10.5%

1.3%

1.9%

Bethesda/ Chevy Chase
45,205

72.2%

64.3%

7.9%

18.3%

4.3%

5.2%

Clarksburg & Vicinity
985

89.9%

82.1%

7.8%

1.3%

1.7%

7.1%

Cloverly/ Norwood
9,490

92.0%

83.4%

8.6%

3.8%

1.3%

2.9%

Colesville/ White Oak
17,815

84.2%

76.1%

8.1%

11.2%

1.7%

2.9%

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

92.8%

85.0%

7.8%

3.4%

0.5%

3.4%

Darnestown
6,550

91.9%

84.7%

7.2%

3.4%

1.3%

3.4%

Fairland
21,405

87.2%

74.2%

13.0%

9.8%

0.7%

2.2%

Gaithersburg & Vicinity (20,21)
71,960

84.7%

75.1%

9.6%

11.8%

1.0%

2.4%

Germantown
36,475

88.3%

79.5%

8.8%

8.0%

1.3%

2.4%

Kemp Mill/ Four Corners
18,230

76.3%

67.5%

8.8%

18.0%

2.5%

3.3%

Kensington/ Wheaton
41,660

79.7%

69.5%

10.2%

15.6%

1.9%

2.9%

North Bethesda/ Garrett Park
22,970

75.3%

69.1%

6.2%

19.1%

2.3%

3.3%

Olney & Vicinity
18,720

88.5%

78.8%

9.7%

7.1%

0.4%

4.0%

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

91.8%

83.0%

8.8%

3.7%

1.5%

3.0%

Potomac
22,815

85.0%

76.9%

8.1%

7.6%

1.3%

6.2%

Rockville
23,405

80.7%

71.3%

9.4%

14.0%

2.8%

2.5%

Silver Spring
20,390

63.3%

53.6%

9.7%

28.6%

3.7%

4.3%

Takoma Park*
19,655

65.0%

55.5%

9.5%

28.3%

3.6%

3.0%

Travilah
12,665

90.2%

84.6%

5.5%

6.1%

0.9%

2.9%

Upper Rock Creek
6,045

84.6%

76.7%

7.9%

11.9%

0.5%

3.0%

Note: Persons in labor force age 16 and older. More detailed data are available in thePlanning Area Profiles section.

*Reflects the unification of Takoma Park from Prince George's County to Montgomery County, July 1, l997.

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
Journey to Work
Planning Area	Total Emp	% Driving	% Driving Alone	% Driving in Carpool	% Public Transit or Rail	% Walk/ Bicycle/ Other	% Work at Home

Montgomery County	464,115	81.6%	72.5%	9.1%	13.2%	1.9%	3.3%
Aspen Hill	28,680	86.3%	75.1%	11.2%	10.5%	1.3%	1.9%
Bethesda/ Chevy Chase	45,205	72.2%	64.3%	7.9%	18.3%	4.3%	5.2%
Clarksburg & Vicinity	985	89.9%	82.1%	7.8%	1.3%	1.7%	7.1%
Cloverly/ Norwood	9,490	92.0%	83.4%	8.6%	3.8%	1.3%	2.9%
Colesville/ White Oak	17,815	84.2%	76.1%	8.1%	11.2%	1.7%	2.9%
Damascus & Vicinity (10,11,14,15)	15,330	92.8%	85.0%	7.8%	3.4%	0.5%	3.4%
Darnestown	6,550	91.9%	84.7%	7.2%	3.4%	1.3%	3.4%
Fairland	21,405	87.2%	74.2%	13.0%	9.8%	0.7%	2.2%
Gaithersburg & Vicinity (20,21)	71,960	84.7%	75.1%	9.6%	11.8%	1.0%	2.4%
Germantown	36,475	88.3%	79.5%	8.8%	8.0%	1.3%	2.4%
Kemp Mill/ Four Corners	18,230	76.3%	67.5%	8.8%	18.0%	2.5%	3.3%
Kensington/ Wheaton	41,660	79.7%	69.5%	10.2%	15.6%	1.9%	2.9%
North Bethesda/ Garrett Park	22,970	75.3%	69.1%	6.2%	19.1%	2.3%	3.3%
Olney & Vicinity	18,720	88.5%	78.8%	9.7%	7.1%	0.4%	4.0%
Poolesville & Vicinity (12,16,17,18)	4,430	91.8%	83.0%	8.8%	3.7%	1.5%	3.0%
Potomac	22,815	85.0%	76.9%	8.1%	7.6%	1.3%	6.2%
Rockville	23,405	80.7%	71.3%	9.4%	14.0%	2.8%	2.5%
Silver Spring	20,390	63.3%	53.6%	9.7%	28.6%	3.7%	4.3%
Takoma Park*	19,655	65.0%	55.5%	9.5%	28.3%	3.6%	3.0%
Travilah	12,665	90.2%	84.6%	5.5%	6.1%	0.9%	2.9%
Upper Rock Creek	6,045	84.6%	76.7%	7.9%	11.9%	0.5%	3.0%
Note: Persons in labor force age 16 and older. More detailed data are available in thePlanning Area Profiles section. Reflects the unification of Takoma Park from Prince George's County to Montgomery County, July 1, l997. Source: Montgomery County Department of Park and Planning, Research and Technology Center, 1997 Census Update Survey.* Planning Area Map