Photo: PersianDutchNetwork · CC BY-SA 4.0Annandale has higher household incomes than 87% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Annandale itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (12%, 11 miles). Below the poverty line: 12.1% of residents; Virginia has 9.9%. Annandale grades B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Annandale: the figures worth knowing
Annandale trades workers with the towns around it
Annandale has about as many jobs (14,775) as working residents (16,966), but they are mostly different people: 16,107 residents leave for work each day while 13,916 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Annandale are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Annandale draws workers from far and wide
The 14,775 jobs in Annandale are filled from a wide area. Annandale’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 23%; the other 71% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Annandale is services
88% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Where Annandale’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Annandale is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #131 of 253 in Virginia. Job access by car holds Annandale’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Annandale could be anywhere from B to A.
How a workday changes Annandale
On a workday 16,107 residents head out to work, 859 work right here, and 13,916 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Annandale’s working residents head each day
Where Annandale clocks in
12% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Annandale
14,775 jobs are based in Annandale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Annandale, 2013 → 2023: 14,399 → 14,775. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Annandale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the VA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Annandale workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,535 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Annandale commutes
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Annandale is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 21,825 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 27% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 18.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.1% of Annandale households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Annandale’s commuters take a bus or train.
Annandale next to U.S. towns of 29,000 to 56,000: 450th of 1,037 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 6 | Oakton VA | 36,528 | $161K | 4.6% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Short Pump VA | 29,026 | $139K | 3.6% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 448 | Deptford Township NJ | 32,600 | $92K | 9.7% | 4.3% | 8% | B+ |
| 449 | Orcutt CA | 31,454 | $111K | 8.0% | 3.6% | 10% | B+ |
| 450 | Annandale VA | 41,705 | $116K | 12.1% | 4.9% | 5% | B+ |
| 451 | Huntley IL | 29,132 | $89K | 8.6% | 3.6% | 6% | B+ |
| 452 | Amherst Town MA | 40,920 | $67K | 23.7% | 7.7% | 26% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,037 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Annandale, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door to Annandale
The biggest share goes to Springfield (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Annandale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annandale | – | B+ | A+ | 27 min | $116,263 |
| West Falls Church | under 2% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $134,978 |
| Lincolnia | under 2% | A− | A+ | 28 min | $121,639 |
| Wakefield | under 2% | A+ | A− | 28 min | $237,975 |
| Lake Barcroft | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $140,882 |
| Woodburn | 2% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $134,013 |
| North Springfield | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $130,400 |
| Springfield | 6% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $125,999 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Annandale’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Annandale: questions
What is the median household income in Annandale?
$116,263 (±$10,023) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Annandale?
12.1%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Annandale?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Annandale work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (12%, 11 mi), Arlington (10%, 6 mi), Springfield (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Annandale walkable?
Annandale is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.3 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Annandale without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 27% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Annandale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Annandale
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.