Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Chantilly’s household incomes are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
5.8% of residents are in poverty, next to 9.9% for Virginia as a whole. Chantilly grades A+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.8 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 56.3 in Arlington.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Chantilly and work: the main findings
Chantilly fills up on a workday
Chantilly has 51,712 jobs, 4.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 65,000 people are in town, more than double the 24,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Chantilly draws workers from far and wide
The 51,712 jobs in Chantilly are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 20%; the other 78% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in Chantilly pay over $40,000 a year
81% of the jobs based in Chantilly pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
Chantilly’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chantilly is better than 95% of U.S. towns, #51 of 253 in Virginia. Household income is its strongest input ($157,124, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chantilly could be anywhere from A to A+.
How a workday changes Chantilly
On a workday 9,830 residents head out to work, 1,100 work right here, and 50,612 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65,000 people are in Chantilly on a workday afternoon, 170% more than live here.
4.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Chantilly
Where Chantilly clocks in
6% 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.
81% of the jobs in Chantilly pay over $3,333 a month
51,712 jobs are based in Chantilly.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chantilly, 2013 → 2023: 41,599 → 51,712. 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 Chantilly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Chantilly
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chantilly workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9,773 commuters (the 24% 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 Chantilly’s workers travel
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.
Chantilly is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chantilly is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #70 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Chantilly 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 12,888 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 93% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.8 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). 4.1% of Chantilly households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Chantilly’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Chantilly is 112th among 1,577 U.S. towns of 17,000 to 32,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Franconia VA | 18,335 | $152K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Pittsford NY | 30,588 | $146K | 3.7% | 3.1% | 11% | A+ |
| 111 | Buckingham Township PA | 20,757 | $190K | 3.5% | 3.3% | 7% | A+ |
| 112 | Chantilly VA | 24,036 | $157K | 5.8% | 2.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 113 | Melrose MA | 29,597 | $134K | 3.8% | 3.7% | 7% | A+ |
| 114 | Rosemount MN | 31,881 | $130K | 3.0% | 3.5% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,577 | 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 Chantilly, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door to Chantilly
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chantilly workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chantilly | – | A+ | A | 28 min | $157,124 |
| Centreville | under 3% | A | A− | 28 min | $139,510 |
| Franklin Farm | under 3% | A+ | A | 27 min | $215,544 |
| Sully Square | under 3% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $175,781 |
| Bull Run | under 3% | A+ | C | 34 min | $241,933 |
| Greenbriar | under 3% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $142,634 |
| Navy | under 3% | A+ | A | 27 min | $238,676 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chantilly’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 Chantilly: questions
What is the median household income in Chantilly?
$157,124 (±$9,882) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chantilly?
5.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chantilly?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chantilly work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (6%, 23 mi), Tysons (6%, 12 mi), Reston (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chantilly walkable?
Chantilly is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.9 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chantilly without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chantilly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chantilly
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.