Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Worcester County, MD
±
Area
Establishments
Zone 1
246
Zone 3
429
Zone 2
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
724
101
1,500
669
Average
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
4,730
33,532,795
4,403
29,760,651
9,986
1,414
20,533
8,648
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.
Sussex, DE
62,281,855
8,605,276
134,180,577
69,198,656
Wicomico
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
Worcester
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.
Somerset
Accomack, VA
0
3.75
7.5
15 Miles