Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0Chevy Chase View has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 44% of workers, the job is at home, where Maryland as a whole has 19%. There are 186 jobs in Chevy Chase View; 390 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Chevy Chase View for work; outside it, Washington is the main destination (24%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Chevy Chase View, in a few figures
Most Chevy Chase View residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 5% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Chevy Chase View
44% of Chevy Chase View workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Chevy Chase View workers cross into Washington, D.C.
24% of Chevy Chase View workers work outside Maryland, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (24%), Arlington (4%) and Tysons (3%) are among the top workplaces. 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 390 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Chevy Chase View, by distance
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.
About 32 minutes to work from Chevy Chase View
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chevy Chase View workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 279 commuters (the 44% 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.
Where the trip to work from Chevy Chase View ends
Where Chevy Chase View clocks in
24% of workers
8% 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.
A workday in Chevy Chase View: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 387 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 183 people come in from elsewhere.
About 750 people are in Chevy Chase View on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chevy Chase View, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 186. 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 View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Chevy Chase View
The biggest share goes to South Kensington (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chevy Chase View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase View | – | — | — | 32 min | $250,000+ |
| South Kensington | 3% | A | A+ | 29 min | $210,953 |
| Kensington | under 3% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $152,284 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chevy Chase View’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 View: questions
What is the median household income in Chevy Chase View?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chevy Chase View?
0.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chevy Chase View?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 44% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chevy Chase View work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (24%, 9 mi), Bethesda (8%, 3 mi), North Bethesda (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chevy Chase View without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chevy Chase View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chevy Chase View
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.