Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Calverton
Hardly any work in Calverton itself; outside it, Warrenton draws the most (15%, 9 miles). There are 150 jobs in Calverton for 125 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Calverton on a workday
On a workday 124 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 51 people are in Calverton on a workday afternoon, 96% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.20 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.
Commuting out of Calverton: the destinations
Where Calverton clocks in
15% of workers
5% of workers
2% 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.
Calverton makes things: 60% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Calverton, 2013 → 2023: 156 → 150. 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 Calverton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Calverton, by distance
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.
Work in the towns next to Calverton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Calverton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calverton | – | — | — | — | — |
| Catlett | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Catlett: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Calverton’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 Calverton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Calverton?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Calverton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warrenton (15%, 9 mi), Manassas (5%, 13 mi), Washington (2%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Calverton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Calverton
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.