Household incomes in Kincora top those of 92% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 8.8% of residents, next to 9.9% across Virginia. The two grades for Kincora are A for jobs and income and B for walkability. Hardly any stay in Kincora for work; outside it, Chantilly is the main destination (11%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind Kincora’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Kincora is better than 91% of U.S. towns. Household income is its strongest input ($134,279, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (6.3%) is left out: Kincora’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Kincora could be anywhere from B to A+.
In and out of Kincora on a workday
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.53 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.
Out of Kincora to work: where people go
Where Kincora clocks in
11% of workers
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.
In Kincora, 86% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
86 jobs are based in Kincora.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kincora, 2013 → 2023: 241 → 86. 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 Kincora’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Kincora: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kincora workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 439 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 Kincora goes to work
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.
Most of Kincora commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kincora is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Kincora 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 580 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 12.4% of Kincora households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Kincora’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Kincora is 110th of 3,133 U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Occoquan VA | 1,078 | $134K | 2.1% | 5.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 108 | Bull Valley IL | 1,131 | $191K | 6.1% | 6.6% | <1% | A |
| 109 | Eureka Township MN | 1,358 | $100K | 5.0% | 0.5% | 3% | A |
| 110 | Kincora VA | 1,008 | $134K | 8.8% | 6.3% | 0% | A |
| 111 | Kensington NY | 1,278 | $221K | 11.9% | 4.4% | <1% | A |
| 112 | Oxford Township OH | 1,100 | $126K | 0.0% | 4.6% | 0% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 178 | Ruckersville VA | 1,399 | $102K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 181 | Nokesville VA | 1,226 | $97K | 3.8% | 4.7% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Kincora, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
How Kincora compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Ashburn (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kincora workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincora | – | A | B | 30 min | $134,279 |
| Ashburn | 6% | A+ | A− | 27 min | $154,978 |
| Dulles Town Center | 3% | A− | B | 26 min | $125,941 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kincora’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 Kincora: questions
What is the median household income in Kincora?
$134,279 (±$43,825) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kincora?
8.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kincora?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kincora work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chantilly (11%, 10 mi), Tysons (6%, 14 mi), Ashburn (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kincora walkable?
Kincora is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kincora without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kincora, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kincora
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.