Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Chevy Chase Section Five works elsewhere
For 34% of workers, the job is at home (Maryland 19%). 127 jobs are based in Chevy Chase Section Five, against 227 working residents. Hardly any work in Chevy Chase Section Five; the top destination outside it is Washington (34%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Chevy Chase Section Five, in brief
Most Chevy Chase Section Five residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
A lot of Chevy Chase Section Five workers cross into Washington, D.C.
37% of Chevy Chase Section Five workers work outside Maryland, most of them in Washington, D.C., the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
One in three of Chevy Chase Section Five works in Washington
78 working residents, 34%, have their main job in Washington, DC, 6.3 miles away. That’s far more as work in Chevy Chase Section Five itself. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 227 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chevy Chase Section Five
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The places Chevy Chase Section Five commutes to
Where Chevy Chase Section Five clocks in
34% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Chevy Chase Section Five on a workday afternoon
On a workday 226 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Chevy Chase Section Five on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
In Chevy Chase Section Five, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chevy Chase Section Five, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 127. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chevy Chase Section Five’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Chevy Chase Section Five: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chevy Chase Section Five workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 302 commuters (the 34% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Chevy Chase Section Five and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Chevy Chase (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chevy Chase Section Five workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase Section Five | – | — | — | 22 min | $250,000+ |
| Chevy Chase | 4% | A+ | A+ | 28 min | $211,765 |
| Martin's Additions | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Chevy Chase Section Three | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Martin's Additions: not graded. Chevy Chase Section Three: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chevy Chase Section Five’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Chevy Chase Section Five: questions
What is the median household income in Chevy Chase Section Five?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chevy Chase Section Five?
2.4%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chevy Chase Section Five?
22 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chevy Chase Section Five work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (34%, 6 mi), Bethesda (5%, 2 mi), Rockville (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chevy Chase Section Five without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chevy Chase Section Five, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chevy Chase Section Five
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.