Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Plymouth County, MA
±
Area
Zone 1
Average
Establishments
Monthly
Employment
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Total Included
Norfolk
Unincluded
Total
Quarterly
Wages
214
1,540
13,551,258
166
2,374
19,594,850
358
278
1,016
13,011
3,437
3,399
10,750
165,279
24,918,822
27,875,482
85,940,412
1,832,493,259
Note: Flood zones represent a
conservative estimation of areas
that would experience flooding in
the event of a hurricane. Zone 1
is the area that would be flooded
by a Category I hurricane. A
Category II hurricane would cause
flooding in Zones 1 and 2. The
hurricane categories reference the
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.
Plymouth
Bristol
Barnstable
0
4
8
16 Miles