Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Centreville are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
Centreville grades A for jobs and income and A− for walkability. The poverty rate is 7.2% (Virginia 9.9%). Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 56.3 in Arlington.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Centreville, in brief
Centreville draws workers from far and wide
The 10,437 jobs in Centreville are filled from a wide area. Centreville’s own residents hold 14% and the ten next-biggest home towns 16%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
No single place dominates Centreville’s commute
The biggest draw, Springfield, gets only 7% of working residents, and 51% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Centreville residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Centreville is services
86% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Centreville gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Centreville is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #90 of 253 in Virginia. Job access by car holds Centreville’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Centreville could be anywhere from A− to A.
7% of working residents work in Springfield
Where Centreville clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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.
In Centreville, services account for most jobs
10,437 jobs are based in Centreville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Centreville, 2014 → 2024: 9,129 → 10,437. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Centreville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Centreville, and who commutes in
On a workday 35,296 residents head out to work, 1,495 work right here, and 8,942 people come in from elsewhere.
About 45,000 people are in Centreville on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.28 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting from Centreville: 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 Centreville workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31,785 commuters (the 22% 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 far Centreville’s workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Good to walk, short on transit: Centreville
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Centreville is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns, #89 of 253 in Virginia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 40,943 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 74% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 37% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 3.4% of Centreville households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Centreville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 628 U.S. towns of 50,000 to 97,000, Centreville comes 127th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 117 | Reston VA | 64,414 | $149K | 5.7% | 5.0% | 14% | A |
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| 125 | Wake Forest NC | 58,147 | $124K | 4.5% | 4.0% | 10% | A |
| 126 | Orangetown NY | 50,377 | $145K | 6.3% | 5.2% | 16% | A |
| 127 | Centreville VA | 71,706 | $140K | 7.2% | 4.4% | 4% | A |
| 128 | Des Plaines IL | 58,772 | $98K | 6.0% | 4.1% | 9% | A |
| 129 | Brookhaven GA | 59,643 | $118K | 10.3% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 209 | Dale City VA | 71,016 | $112K | 7.0% | 5.0% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 466 | Harrisonburg VA | 50,839 | $62K | 25.7% | 6.9% | 36% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 628 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 50% | 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 Centreville, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door to Centreville
The biggest share goes to Chantilly (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Centreville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centreville | – | A | A− | 28 min | $139,510 |
| Bull Run | under 3% | A+ | C | 34 min | $241,933 |
| Chantilly | 7% | A+ | A | 28 min | $157,124 |
| Union Mill | under 3% | A+ | B− | 37 min | $250,000+ |
| Fair Lakes | under 3% | A+ | A− | 29 min | $127,332 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Centreville’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 2024, 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 Centreville: questions
What is the median household income in Centreville?
$139,510 (±$7,082) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Centreville?
7.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Centreville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Centreville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Springfield (7%, 14 mi), Chantilly (7%, 3 mi), Washington (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Centreville walkable?
Centreville is more walkable than 85% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Centreville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 37% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Centreville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Centreville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.