Editing Travilah, Maryland (section)

==Economy==
[[Image:PotomacOakCenter.jpg|thumb|Potomac Oak Center|alt=small shopping center]]
In 2011, Potomac (and a portion of Travilah) was described as a place "dotted with massive houses that sit on vast plots of land" or with "jaw dropping houses".<ref name="UTPotomacSsteroids">{{cite news
|title=Potomac: A Suburb on Steroids
|publisher=UrbanTurf
|url=https://dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blog/potomac_a_suburb_on_steroids/3768
|access-date=2020-04-12
|newspaper=Urban Turf
|date=2011-07-07
|last1=Abrams
|first1=Amanda}}</ref> In 2019, [[Bloomberg News]] listed Potomac and Travilah among the top 50 wealthiest places in America.<ref name="BloombergList">{{cite news
|title=Bloomberg's Wealthiest Towns List Includes Potomac, Travilah
|publisher=Montgomery Community Media
|url=https://www.mymcmedia.org/bloombergs-wealthiest-towns-list-includes-potomac-travilah/
|access-date=2020-04-12
|newspaper=MyMCMedia
|date=2019-02-15
|last1=Byrne
|first1=Deirdre}}</ref> Travilah was ranked 24th, and had been ranked 25th in the previous year.<ref name="BloombergList"/> A 2018 article in [[USA Today]] said Travilah "is the wealthiest town in the wealthiest state" and "only town in Maryland where over half of all homes are worth over $1 million".<ref name="USATodayRichest">{{cite news
|title=What's the Richest Town in Every State?
|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2018/05/30/richest-town-in-every-state/35316557/
|access-date=2020-04-12
|newspaper=USA Today
|date=2018-05-30
|last1=Stebbins
|first1=Samuel}}</ref>

The median household income in Travilah is $235,669. The median earnings for male full–time, year–round workers is $144,298 based on 2018 data. Median earnings for female full–time, year–round workers is $108,984—more than double the United States average of $41,690.<ref name="CensusSummary"/> The most common means of transportation to work is driving alone, and 68 percent of the workers do that, while 13 percent carpool. The average commuting time is 34 minutes, higher than the U.S. average of 27 minutes. About 12 percent of Travilah residents work at home.<ref name="CensusSummary"/> The distance from Travilah to Washington DC is less than {{convert|20|mi}}, and from Travilah to Shady Grove Hospital and Interstate 270 (and its technology corridor) is under {{convert|10|mi}}.{{#tag:ref|Distances are from the Pennyfield Lock in the southwestern corner of the Travilah CDP, so most Travilah mileages will be shorter. The distance from the lock to Washington DC is {{convert|18.4|mi}}.<ref name="GoogleTrav-WDC">{{cite web
|title=Distance 12100 Pennyfield Lock Road to Washington DC
|website= Google

|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Distance+12100+Pennyfield+Lock+Road+to+Washington+DC
|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> The distance from the lock to Interstate 270 is {{convert|7.6|mi}}.<ref name="GoogleTrav-270">{{cite web
|title=Distance 12100 Pennyfield Lock Road to I-270
|website= Google

|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Distance+12100+Pennyfield+Lock+Road+to+I-270
|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> The distance from the lock to Shady Grove Hospital is {{convert|6.5|mi}}.<ref name="GoogleTrav-SG">{{cite web
|title=Distance 12100 Pennyfield Lock Road to Shady Grove Hospital
|website= Google

|url=https://www.google.com/search?q=Distance+12100+Pennyfield+Lock+Road+to+shady+grove+hospital
|access-date=2020-04-12}}</ref> The I-270 Technology Corridor is "one of the top tech/biotech clusters in the United
States".<ref name="I270Tech">{{cite web
|title=I 270 Technology Corridor Report
|website= Germantown-Gaithersburg Chamber of Commerce

|url=https://www.ggchamber.org/advocacy/270-technology-corridor-report/
|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref>|group=Note}}

Much of Travilah's wealth has been attributed to "high-paying government and contracting jobs in and around the nation's capital".<ref name="BloombergList"/> Of the civilian employed workforce aged 16 or higher, 52 percent are employees of private companies, 21 percent are government workers, and 13 percent are employed in their own business.<ref name="CensusS2407">{{cite web
|title=Industry by Class of Worker for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and Over - Travilah CDP, Maryland 
|website= United States Census Bureau

|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Travilah%20CDP,%20Maryland&g=1600000US2478650&tid=ACSST5Y2018.S2407&vintage=2018
|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> The Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, and Waste Management Services category accounts for <!--1521/5930-->about 25 percent of employees, while the Educational Services, and Healthcare and Social Assistance category accounts for about <!--1239/5930-->21 percent of employees. Public Administration accounts for an additional <!--708/5930-->12 percent; and Finance and Insurance, and Real Estate and Rental and Leasing accounts for <!--629/5930-->11 percent.<ref name="CensusS2407"/>

Travilah residents are attracted to the area because of its serenity, schools, and proximity to Washington.<ref name="UTPotomacSsteroids"/> There are few shopping centers in the area. The Potomac Oak Center is a small shopping center within the Travilah CDP that is a favorite of area cyclists.<ref name="TravHouse"/> The Potomac Village Shopping Center is just outside of Travilah on River Road on the west side of the Potomac CDP.<ref name="PotVillMD">{{cite web
|title=Montgomery County Planning Department - Staff Report: Site Plan 820110070, Potomac Village
|website= Montgomery Planning Board
|publisher=The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
|url=http://www.montgomeryplanningboard.org/agenda/2011/documents/20110310_PotomacVillage.pdf
|access-date=2011-02-18}}</ref> North Potomac and Rockville also have shopping and other businesses.<ref name="TravilahSquare">{{cite news
|title=Travilah Square Shopping Center Sold for $52 Million
|url=https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/real-estate/travilah-square-shopping-center-sold-for-52-million/
|access-date=2020-04-13
|newspaper=Bethesda Magazine
|date=2019-09-12
|last1=Peetz
|first1=Caitlynn}}</ref> Based on 2012 Census data, total healthcare and social assistance receipts for the Travilah CDP totaled to $15.6 million, and accommodation and food service sales totaled to $11.6 million. Total merchant wholesaler sales were $10.4 million, and total retail sales were $8.9 million.<ref name="CensusSummary"/>