Federal Workers Are Not Where You Might Think They Are

February 18, 2025

We have fielded a number of client questions about the DOGE effort and how federal layoffs are impacting the economy in Virginia and Maryland (where impacted Washington-based federal workers live). What surprises most folks, however, is when we point out that more than 85 percent of federal workers live and work outside of Washington, D.C. 

The Washington Post made this clear this morning when they published an excellent interactive map today showing where federal workers are in the United States. 

The point is obvious: Communities far outside the Nation’s Capitol are likely to be impacted economically by ongoing and potential cuts.

The Post also broke down the various categories of what federal workers do as well as the size of the major departments and agencies currently undergoing DOGE scrutiny.