Section 10-A1605. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT

 

1605.1Data from the Department of Employment Services and the Office of Planning indicates there were approximately 423,000 jobs in Central Washington in 2005, primarily in the government, professional, and non-profit sectors. This represents about 57 percent of the city’s job base. Year 2000 Census “journey to work” data states that 150,000 Maryland commuters and 115,000 Virginia commuters traveled into Central Washington every day to work. Another 90,000 residents from the other nine planning areas of the District of Columbia also commute into Central Washington each day.1 1605.1

 

1605.2About 39 percent of the inbound commuters drive alone to work and about 38 percent take public transit. Some 18 percent carpool or vanpool and five percent walk or bicycle. The high volume of commuter traffic strains the area’s road network on a daily basis, and places a premium on convenient, high-quality transit. 1605.2

 

1605.3In 2000, the Census indicated the median household income in the Planning Area was $27,879. This is substantially below the citywide average of $45,927. More than 30 percent of the area’s residents lived below the federal poverty level in 2000. However, the addition of thousands of market-rate condominiums and apartments since 2000 has undoubtedly brought a sharp rise in median household income since then. 1605.3

 

1605.4Census data indicates that about 47 percent of the area’s employed residents hold jobs within Central Washington. About 30 percent work elsewhere in the District, and the remaining 23 percent reverse commute to suburban jobs. 1605.4

 

These figures add to less than 423,000 due to the growth in employment (about 32,000 jobs) since 2000, and the fact that only workers with regular daily commutes in and out of Central Washington are counted.

 

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