At 8.1%, unemployment in Bailey's Crossroads is higher than in 88% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Bailey's Crossroads itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (18%, 7 miles). The two grades for Bailey's Crossroads are B− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Working residents average 28 minutes each way, about the same as across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Bailey's Crossroads, in brief
Bailey's Crossroads trades workers with the towns around it
Bailey's Crossroads has about as many jobs (7,436) as working residents (8,360), but they are mostly different people: 8,095 residents leave for work each day while 7,171 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Bailey's Crossroads are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Bailey's Crossroads workers cross into Washington, D.C.
20% of Bailey's Crossroads workers work outside Virginia, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (18%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Most Bailey's Crossroads residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Bailey's Crossroads draws workers from far and wide
The 7,436 jobs in Bailey's Crossroads are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 30%; the other 66% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
Why Bailey's Crossroads gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bailey's Crossroads is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #185 of 253 in Virginia. Job access by car holds Bailey's Crossroads’ grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (22.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bailey's Crossroads could be anywhere from C+ to B.
Bailey's Crossroads by day and by night
On a workday 8,095 residents head out to work, 265 work right here, and 7,171 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 (0.89 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.
The towns that employ Bailey's Crossroads’ residents
Where Bailey's Crossroads clocks in
18% of workers
7% 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.
Where in the region Bailey's Crossroads works
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.
Jobs in Bailey's Crossroads: what the 7,436 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bailey's Crossroads, 2013 → 2023: 8,438 → 7,436. 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 Bailey's Crossroads’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Bailey's Crossroads: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bailey's Crossroads workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,453 commuters (the 19% 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.
Bailey's Crossroads is among the most walkable U.S. towns
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bailey's Crossroads is among the most walkable U.S. towns, #7 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Bailey's Crossroads near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 11,690 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, 64% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 28.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 12.7% of Bailey's Crossroads households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 14% of Bailey's Crossroads’ commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Bailey's Crossroads is 1,168th among 1,642 U.S. towns of 17,000 to 33,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
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| 13 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | Franconia VA | 18,335 | $152K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,166 | Oxford MS | 26,773 | $64K | 25.4% | 2.7% | 53% | B− |
| 1,167 | Cimarron Hills CO | 19,817 | $81K | 10.6% | 7.0% | 4% | B− |
| 1,168 | Bailey's Crossroads VA | 24,271 | $88K | 22.5% | 8.1% | 3% | B− |
| 1,169 | Truckee CA | 17,278 | $130K | 9.0% | 6.6% | 40% | B− |
| 1,170 | Garden City MI | 26,280 | $67K | 10.7% | 8.0% | 5% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,642 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Bailey's Crossroads, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door is work for 20% of Bailey's Crossroads
The biggest share goes to Arlington (13%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bailey's Crossroads workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey's Crossroads | – | B− | A+ | 28 min | $88,483 |
| Lincolnia | under 2% | A− | A+ | 28 min | $121,639 |
| Lake Barcroft | under 2% | A | A | 30 min | $140,882 |
| Alexandria | 7% | A | A+ | 28 min | $119,681 |
| Arlington | 13% | A | A+ | 26 min | $142,114 |
| Seven Corners | under 2% | B− | A+ | 34 min | $77,400 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bailey's Crossroads’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 Bailey's Crossroads: questions
What is the median household income in Bailey's Crossroads?
$88,483 (±$6,162) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bailey's Crossroads?
22.5%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bailey's Crossroads?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bailey's Crossroads work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (18%, 7 mi), Arlington (13%, 3 mi), Alexandria (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bailey's Crossroads walkable?
Bailey's Crossroads is among the most walkable U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.3 out of 20, and 19% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bailey's Crossroads without a car?
14% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. 64% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bailey's Crossroads, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bailey's Crossroads
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.