U. S. Geological Survey National Center · Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Joshuadavisphotography assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 2.5Cherry Hill has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn Cherry Hill B+; getting around on foot earns it A. Cherry Hill has 1,529 jobs; 10,613 of its residents have a job. Measured by household income, Cherry Hill is ahead of 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Cherry Hill
Cherry Hill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Cherry Hill is a place people come home to
There are 1,529 jobs based in Cherry Hill, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cherry Hill has about 17,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Cherry Hill
67% of Cherry Hill residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Cherry Hill pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Cherry Hill’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Cherry Hill is Washington, DC, 27 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (823) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Cherry Hill are in trade, transport and utilities, against 16% of the jobs its residents hold. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Cherry Hill
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Cherry Hill is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #140 of 253 in Virginia. Household income holds Cherry Hill’s grade up ($122,447, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Cherry Hill could be anywhere from B to A−.
Getting to work from Cherry Hill takes about 41 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cherry Hill workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11,142 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.
The daily flow of workers through Cherry Hill
On a workday 10,454 residents head out to work, 159 work right here, and 1,370 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Cherry Hill on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Cherry Hill’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cherry Hill, 2013 → 2023: 1,265 → 1,529. 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 Cherry Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cherry Hill
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.
8% of working residents work in Washington
Where Cherry Hill clocks in
8% of workers
4% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Cherry Hill
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cherry Hill is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #66 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Cherry Hill 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 13,706 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 85% 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 6.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 4.5% of Cherry Hill households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Cherry Hill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Cherry Hill places 768th of 1,576 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 18,000 to 35,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Franconia VA | 18,335 | $152K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 766 | Gladstone MO | 27,497 | $79K | 11.0% | 3.3% | 5% | B+ |
| 767 | Lincoln RI | 23,713 | $105K | 7.4% | 7.3% | 13% | B+ |
| 768 | Cherry Hill VA | 26,044 | $122K | 8.6% | 6.7% | 1% | B+ |
| 769 | La Verne CA | 30,178 | $104K | 8.5% | 7.1% | 7% | B+ |
| 770 | Monroe WA | 20,025 | $110K | 7.3% | 5.7% | 11% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,576 | 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 Cherry Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Around Cherry Hill: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherry Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill | – | B+ | A | 41 min | $122,447 |
| Dumfries | under 3% | A− | A | 36 min | $82,355 |
| Leesylvania | under 3% | A− | A | 40 min | $132,524 |
| Triangle | under 3% | B | B | 39 min | $109,693 |
| Quantico Base | under 3% | B+ | B+ | 12 min | $72,821 |
| Montclair | under 3% | A− | A | 38 min | $155,774 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cherry Hill’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 Cherry Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Cherry Hill?
$122,447 (±$12,288) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherry Hill?
8.6%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cherry Hill?
41 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cherry Hill work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (8%, 27 mi), Arlington (6%, 24 mi), Tysons (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cherry Hill walkable?
Cherry Hill is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cherry Hill without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 37% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cherry Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherry Hill
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.