Hope Park Mill and Miller's House · Photo: Historic American Buildings Survey · Public domainBraddock’s household incomes are among the highest in the country
Poverty touches 0.9% of residents; Virginia has 9.9%. Measured by household income, Braddock is among the highest-earning towns in the country. The two grades for Braddock are A+ 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 and commuting in Braddock, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Braddock
77% of Braddock residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Braddock pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Braddock works from home
29% of Braddock workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Braddock 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.
The four measures behind Braddock’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Braddock is among the top U.S. towns, #1 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Braddock’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Braddock stays A+.
In Braddock, services account for most jobs
1,425 jobs are based in Braddock.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Braddock, 2013 → 2023: 1,060 → 1,425. 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 Braddock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Braddock’s commute takes about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Braddock workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,352 commuters (the 29% 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.
Who works in Braddock, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,628 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 1,362 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Braddock on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.53 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
9% of working residents work in Washington
Where Braddock clocks in
9% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Braddock
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.
Braddock is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Braddock is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns, #120 of 253 in Virginia. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 8.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Virginia, on an EPA index of 6.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,326 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 11.7% of Braddock households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Braddock’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,218 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800, Braddock comes 6th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Haslet TX | 5,267 | $169K | 2.1% | 0.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 5 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 6 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 7 | Lawrence NY | 6,847 | $170K | 3.5% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| 8 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 18 | South Run VA | 6,600 | $250K | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 29 | Long Branch VA | 7,034 | $185K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 48 | Bull Run VA | 7,823 | $242K | 4.3% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 3,218 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Braddock, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
The towns around Braddock
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Braddock workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braddock | – | A+ | A− | 29 min | $211,689 |
| Union Mill | under 3% | A+ | B− | 37 min | $250,000+ |
| Fairfax Station | under 3% | A | B+ | 30 min | $212,224 |
| George Mason | under 3% | A− | A+ | 24 min | $150,341 |
| Kings Park West | under 3% | A+ | A | 32 min | $170,039 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Braddock’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 Braddock: questions
What is the median household income in Braddock?
$211,689 (±$47,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Braddock?
0.9%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Braddock?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Braddock work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (9%, 19 mi), Arlington (7%, 14 mi), Springfield (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Braddock walkable?
Braddock is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Braddock without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Braddock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Braddock
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.