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There are 1,534 jobs in Huntington for 6,192 working residents. Jobs and income earn Huntington A−; getting around on foot earns it A+. Measured by household income, Huntington is ahead of 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Huntington: the gist
A lot of Huntington workers cross into Washington, D.C.
33% of Huntington workers work outside Virginia, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (25%) and Bethesda (1%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Huntington’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 32 minutes, longer than the Virginia average of 27. Time on the road ↓
Huntington is a place people come home to
There are 1,534 jobs based in Huntington, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Huntington has about 8,800 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Huntington residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Huntington
26% of Huntington workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
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.
How Huntington earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Huntington is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #102 of 253 in Virginia. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Huntington could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
25% of working residents work in Washington
Where Huntington clocks in
25% of workers
10% 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.
The trip to work from Huntington: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Huntington workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,834 commuters (the 26% 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.
In and out of Huntington on a workday
On a workday 6,138 residents head out to work, 54 work right here, and 1,480 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,800 people are in Huntington on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Huntington
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.
68% of the jobs in Huntington pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Huntington, 2014 → 2024: 1,381 → 1,534. 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 Huntington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Huntington is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,187 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, 51% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 55.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, among the most 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). 9.9% of Huntington households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 20% of Huntington’s commuters take a bus or train.
Huntington next to U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000: 686th of 2,526 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Difficult Run VA | 9,938 | $250K | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Belmont VA | 9,729 | $243K | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 14 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 684 | Elma NY | 11,667 | $116K | 3.8% | 5.1% | 9% | A− |
| 685 | Tanque Verde AZ | 15,866 | $122K | 2.3% | 4.4% | 6% | A− |
| 686 | Huntington VA | 13,502 | $100K | 7.3% | 4.2% | 1% | A− |
| 687 | Madison CT | 17,734 | $167K | 3.6% | 5.3% | 14% | A− |
| 688 | Palm Beach FL | 9,423 | $168K | 6.9% | 4.9% | 19% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Huntington, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Work next door: 10% of Huntington’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Huntington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | – | A− | A+ | 32 min | $99,956 |
| Rose Hill | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $174,950 |
| Alexandria | 10% | A | A+ | 28 min | $119,681 |
| Belle Haven | under 1% | A+ | A | 34 min | $140,574 |
| Groveton | under 1% | B | A+ | 33 min | $101,974 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Alexandria. Darker towns draw more of Huntington’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 Huntington: questions
What is the median household income in Huntington?
$99,956 (±$6,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Huntington?
7.3%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Huntington?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Huntington work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (25%, 8 mi), Arlington (11%, 6 mi), Alexandria (10%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Huntington walkable?
Huntington is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.6 out of 20, and 24% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Huntington without a car?
20% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 51% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Huntington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Huntington
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.