Editing Darnestown, Maryland (section)

==Economy==
[[Image:Darnestown intersection.jpg|thumb|right|Darnestown Road intersection with Seneca Road in 2020|alt=a shopping area]]
The data based on the Census Bureau 2012 Survey of Business Owners lists 881 firms in Darnestown.<ref name="QuickFactsDarnestown"/> The number of firms with paid employees is 162, and those firms employ 1,068 people. The data are divided using the [[North American Industry Classification System]] (NAICS), and the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services category (NAICS 54) is the leader in firms (78) and annual payroll ($16.3 million), while Retail Trade (NAICS 44-45) is the leader in number of paid employees (245) and sales ($74.7 million).<ref name="CensusTableSB1200csa01">{{cite web
|title=Darnestown, CDP, Maryland - Statistics for All U.S. Firms by Industry, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race for the U.S., States, Metro Areas, Counties, and Places: 2012
|website= United States Census Bureau
|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Darnestown%20CDP,%20Maryland&tid=SBOCS2012.SB1200CSA01&hidePreview=true
|access-date=2020-08-31}}</ref> Educational Services (NAICS 61) is another important category.<ref name="CensusTableSB1200csa01"/>

Darnestown is close to major employers such as [[Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center|Shady Grove Hospital]] and the technology companies along [[Interstate 270 (Maryland)|Interstate 270]].<ref name="WPostFlintsGrove"/> Over 25 biotech companies and over 25 technology companies have facilities in the I-270 Technology Corridor in the Rockville, Gaithersburg, or Germantown area.<ref name="I270Tech">{{cite web
|title=I 270 Technology Corridor Report
|website= Germantown-Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce
|publisher=Germantown-Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce
|url=https://www.ggchamber.org/advocacy/270-technology-corridor-report/
|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref> Darnestown residents who commute further distances to work typically use Interstate 270 or River Road to the [[Capital Beltway]]. The [[Washington Metro|Washington Metro system]], especially the [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]], is also available.<ref name="WPostFlintsGrove">{{cite news
|title=Neighborhood Profile: Flints Grove
|publisher=Katharine Weymouth
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/neigborhood-profile-flints-grove/2013/02/07/8977719c-6b1f-11e2-ada3-d86a4806d5ee_story.html
|access-date=2020-03-17
|newspaper=Washington Post
|date=2013-02-08
|last1=Straight
|first1=Susan}}</ref>

Darnestown residents have a small set of shops located at the intersection of Darnestown Road and Seneca Road, including a grocery store, gas station, bank, and other stores. That intersection may also be the site of a lost cemetery that contained some members of the Darne family.<ref name="WaPostDevelopment">{{cite news
|title=Development Plans Unearth Grave Concerns
|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1994/02/27/development-plans-unearth-grave-concerns/1c91e515-e2c5-451a-8772-c6f31635df31/
|access-date=2020-08-31
|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]
|date=1994-02-27
|last1=Aguilar
|first1=Louis}}</ref> Two more shopping centers are located further east on Darnestown Road: Quince Orchard Market Place and The Shops at Potomac Valley.<ref name="MCDarnestownValley">{{cite web
|title=Montgomery County Planning Department - Darnestown Valley—WHM LLC and Darnestown Valley Petroleum WHM LLC
|website= Montgomery Planning Board
|publisher=Montgomery County Planning Department
|url=http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agenda/2015/documents/potomacvalleystaffreport_002.pdf
|access-date=2020-08-31}}</ref> Additional shopping is available at Germantown, North Potomac, and Gaithersburg. Closer to the Potomac River, the Potomac Village Shopping Center and Potomac Promenade are available in Potomac.<ref name="MCPotomacVillage">{{cite web
|title=Montgomery County Planning Department - Potomac Village
|website= Montgomery Planning Board
|publisher=Montgomery County Planning Department
|url=http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agenda/2011/documents/20110310_PotomacVillage.pdf
|access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref> Based on 2012 census data, total retail sales for the Darnestown CDP were $64.1 million.<ref name="QuickFactsDarnestown"/>