Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Chevy Chase Section Three has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Chevy Chase Section Three itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (35%, 6 miles). 54 jobs are based in Chevy Chase Section Three, against 294 working residents. For 43% of workers, the job is at home, next to 19% for Maryland as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Chevy Chase Section Three in brief
Most Chevy Chase Section Three residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 3% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Chevy Chase Section Three
43% of Chevy Chase Section Three workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
Chevy Chase Section Three is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Chevy Chase Section Three, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chevy Chase Section Three has about 530 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 294 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Chevy Chase Section Three
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 daily trip from Chevy Chase Section Three: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chevy Chase Section Three workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 216 commuters (the 43% 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.
How a workday changes Chevy Chase Section Three
On a workday 294 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Chevy Chase Section Three on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Where the trip to work from Chevy Chase Section Three ends
Where Chevy Chase Section Three clocks in
35% of workers
11% 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 Three is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chevy Chase Section Three, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 54. 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 Three’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Chevy Chase Section Three and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chevy Chase Section Three workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase Section Three | – | — | — | 34 min | $250,000+ |
| Chevy Chase Section Five | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Chevy Chase Village | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Chevy Chase Section Five: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chevy Chase Section Three’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 Three: questions
What is the median household income in Chevy Chase Section Three?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chevy Chase Section Three?
2.9%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chevy Chase Section Three?
34 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 43% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chevy Chase Section Three work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (35%, 6 mi), Bethesda (11%, 2 mi), Rockville (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chevy Chase Section Three without a car?
4% 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 Three, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chevy Chase Section Three
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.