Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Hayfield are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 56.3 in Arlington. Below the poverty line: 1.8% of residents, against 9.9% across Virginia. For jobs and income Hayfield is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Hayfield, in a few figures
A lot of Hayfield works from home
37% of Hayfield workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Three in four Hayfield workers earn over $40,000 a year
76% of Hayfield’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, 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.
What’s behind Hayfield’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($192,250, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.3%, 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, Hayfield could be anywhere from A to A+.
The trip to work from Hayfield: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hayfield workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,402 commuters (the 36% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
674 jobs are based in Hayfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayfield, 2013 → 2023: 634 → 674. 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 Hayfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Hayfield
On a workday 1,714 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 662 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Hayfield on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.39 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.
17% of working residents work in Washington
Where Hayfield clocks in
17% of workers
11% 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.
Half of Hayfield commutes less than 11 miles
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.
In Hayfield, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,207 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, 49% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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). 0.0% of Hayfield households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Hayfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Hayfield ranks: 97th of 3,908 U.S. towns of 3,100 to 5,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 13 | One Loudoun VA | 3,309 | $241K | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Navy VA | 3,839 | $239K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Crosspointe VA | 5,669 | $250K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Dunn WI | 4,676 | $128K | 3.4% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 96 | St. Joseph WI | 4,408 | $113K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 5% | A+ |
| 97 | Hayfield VA | 4,392 | $192K | 1.8% | 3.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 98 | Lakewood IL | 4,293 | $174K | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 99 | Bayport MN | 3,721 | $126K | 3.7% | 1.8% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,908 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Hayfield, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
The towns around Hayfield
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hayfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayfield | – | A+ | A | 29 min | $192,250 |
| Groveton | under 2% | B | A+ | 33 min | $101,974 |
| Kingstowne | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $151,535 |
| Fort Belvoir | under 2% | A | A | 24 min | $104,205 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hayfield’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 Hayfield: questions
What is the median household income in Hayfield?
$192,250 (±$26,822) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayfield?
1.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hayfield?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hayfield work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (17%, 12 mi), Alexandria (11%, 5 mi), Arlington (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hayfield walkable?
Hayfield is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hayfield without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 49% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hayfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayfield
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.