Photo: The original uploader was Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia. · CC BY 3.0Fort Hunt has some of the highest household incomes of any U.S. town
Measured by household income, Fort Hunt is among the highest-earning towns in the country. The poverty rate is 2.2%; Virginia has 9.9%. For jobs and income Fort Hunt is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Fort Hunt stands out on work
A lot of Fort Hunt workers cross into Washington, D.C.
23% of Fort Hunt workers work outside Virginia, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (23%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Home offices are common in Fort Hunt
31% of Fort Hunt workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Fort Hunt is a place people come home to
There are 1,140 jobs based in Fort Hunt, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fort Hunt has about 11,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Fort Hunt
77% of Fort Hunt residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 56% of the jobs based in Fort Hunt pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. 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.
Fort Hunt’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income is its strongest input ($216,038, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.2%, 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, Fort Hunt could be anywhere from A to A+.
23% of working residents work in Washington
Where Fort Hunt clocks in
23% of workers
12% 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.
About 31 minutes each way for Fort Hunt’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fort Hunt workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,433 commuters (the 31% 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.
A workday in Fort Hunt: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 6,362 residents head out to work, 197 work right here, and 943 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Fort Hunt on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
The 1,140 jobs based in Fort Hunt
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Hunt, 2013 → 2023: 1,119 → 1,140. 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 Fort Hunt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Fort Hunt
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.
Fort Hunt is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,895 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 85% 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). 0.4% of Fort Hunt households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Fort Hunt’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000, Fort Hunt ranks 46th of 1,999 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Tega Cay SC | 14,457 | $142K | 1.5% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| 45 | South Fayette Township PA | 18,648 | $124K | 3.6% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 46 | Fort Hunt VA | 16,700 | $216K | 2.2% | 3.2% | 3% | A+ |
| 47 | Great Falls VA | 15,228 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.1% | 6% | A+ |
| 48 | Jefferson Township OH | 16,039 | $131K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Fort Hunt, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Fort Hunt and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Hybla Valley (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Hunt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hunt | – | A+ | A | 31 min | $216,038 |
| Hybla Valley | 1% | B | A+ | 32 min | $80,959 |
| Belle Haven | under 1% | A+ | A | 34 min | $140,574 |
| Mount Vernon | 1% | A | A | 31 min | $163,750 |
| Groveton | under 1% | B | A+ | 33 min | $101,974 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fort Hunt’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 Fort Hunt: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Hunt?
$216,038 (±$15,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Hunt?
2.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fort Hunt?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fort Hunt work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (23%, 12 mi), Alexandria (12%, 6 mi), Arlington (10%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fort Hunt walkable?
Fort Hunt is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fort Hunt without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fort Hunt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Hunt
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.