Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Dorchester County, MD
±
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.
Talbot
Dorchester
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages;
2012 Third Quarter
https://www.bls.gov/cew
Wicomico
Area
Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Zone 4
Total Included
Unincluded
Establishments
65
47
57
68
237
557
Average
Monthly
Employment
511
299
525
979
2,314
8,435
Total
Quarterly
Wages
Somerset
3,043,165
1,731,106
4,741,181
10,537,653
20,053,105
75,805,033
0
4.5
9
18 Miles
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.