Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in King George earn more than those in 76% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income King George is better than 58% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (C+). 8.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 9.9% across Virginia. About one in ten stay in King George for work; outside it, Fredericksburg is the main destination (8%, 16 miles).
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 King George
King George trades workers with the towns around it
King George has about as many jobs (1,900) as working residents (1,892), but they are mostly different people: 1,683 residents leave for work each day while 1,691 people come in. Only 11% of the jobs in King George are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
King George workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
King George has added jobs fast
Jobs based in King George went from 1,286 in 2013 to 1,900 in 2023, +48%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in King George
Household income holds King George’s grade up ($98,622, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 22% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, King George could be anywhere from C to A.
King George on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,683 residents head out to work, 209 work right here, and 1,691 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.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from King George takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of King George workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,707 commuters (the 18% 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 health care, schools and offices in King George
1,900 jobs are based in King George.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in King George, 2013 → 2023: 1,286 → 1,900. 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 King George’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from King George ends
Where King George clocks in
8% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from King George
About 15% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
For most of King George, work means a drive
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,079 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of King George households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of King George’s commuters take a bus or train.
King George places 1,694th of 3,753 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | 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 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 38 | Navy VA | 3,839 | $239K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Crosspointe VA | 5,669 | $250K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Kings Park VA | 4,315 | $166K | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,692 | Mount Pleasant PA | 4,108 | $52K | 11.1% | 1.3% | 8% | B |
| 1,693 | Franklin Township PA | 3,864 | $83K | 3.1% | 8.6% | 5% | B |
| 1,694 | King George VA | 4,851 | $99K | 8.8% | 3.1% | 11% | B |
| 1,695 | Milford OH | 6,436 | $78K | 9.9% | 5.2% | 6% | B |
| 1,696 | Wayne Township IN | 3,889 | $71K | 11.3% | 2.2% | 14% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | 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 King George, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
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 King George: questions
What is the median household income in King George?
$98,622 (±$14,821) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in King George?
8.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from King George?
35 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in King George work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fredericksburg (8%, 16 mi), Washington (6%, 44 mi), Arlington (3%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is King George walkable?
King George is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around King George without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from King George, from the people who make the trip.
More of King George
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.