Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of North Chevy Chase commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 24 jobs in North Chevy Chase; 233 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in North Chevy Chase itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (34%, 7 miles). For 42% 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
What stands out about work in North Chevy Chase
North Chevy Chase is a place people come home to
There are 24 jobs based in North Chevy Chase, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Chevy Chase has about 460 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most North Chevy Chase residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Home offices are common in North Chevy Chase
42% of North Chevy Chase workers work from home, against 19% across Maryland. Time on the road ↓
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 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of North Chevy Chase
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in North Chevy Chase 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 in the region North Chevy Chase works
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.
Time on the road from North Chevy Chase: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Chevy Chase workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 commuters (the 42% 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 North Chevy Chase’s working residents head each day
Where North Chevy Chase clocks in
34% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 33% of the jobs in North Chevy Chase
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Chevy Chase, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 24. 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 North Chevy Chase’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 North Chevy Chase: questions
What is the median household income in North Chevy Chase?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Chevy Chase?
1.5%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Chevy Chase?
33 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 42% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Chevy Chase work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (34%, 7 mi), Bethesda (9%, 3 mi), North Bethesda (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around North Chevy Chase without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Chevy Chase, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Chevy Chase
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.