Employment in Hurricane Storm Surge Flood Zones, Sussex County, DE
±
Area
Zone 1
108
Zone 3
312
Zone 2
Zone 4
Kent
Establishments
Total Included
Unincluded
260
333
1,013
4,663
Average
Monthly
Employment
Total
Quarterly
Wages
1,985
13,098,128
5,646
44,897,117
2,644
6,849
17,125
56,226
16,446,681
58,403,041
132,844,967
481,118,058
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
Sussex
Flood Zone Source: National Hurricane Program.
Wicomico, MD
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5
10
20 Miles Worcester,
MD