Photo: self · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Kings Park are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Kings Park grades A+ for jobs and income and A for walkability. Below the poverty line: 1.9% of residents, next to 9.9% for Virginia as a whole. 34% of workers have no commute at all; Virginia has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Kings Park: the gist
A lot of Kings Park works from home
34% of Kings Park workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Kings Park
77% of Kings Park residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 49% of the jobs based in Kings Park pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Kings Park has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Kings Park went from 331 in 2014 to 532 in 2024, +61%. The jobs ↓
Kings Park is a place people come home to
There are 532 jobs based in Kings Park, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kings Park has about 3,000 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kings Park workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in Kings Park: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kings Park is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #21 of 253 in Virginia. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kings Park could be anywhere from A to A+.
Time on the road from Kings Park: 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 Kings Park workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,703 commuters (the 34% 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.
Jobs in Kings Park: what the 532 are
532 jobs are based in Kings Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kings Park, 2014 → 2024: 331 → 532. 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 Kings Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kings Park by day and by night
On a workday 1,861 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 521 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Kings Park on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.28 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 2024, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Washington
Where Kings Park clocks in
13% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kings Park
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.
Kings Park is more walkable than 94% 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 2,585 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, 100% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 10.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 94% 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). 1.3% of Kings Park households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Kings Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Kings Park places 87th of 4,039 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | One Loudoun VA | 3,309 | $241K | 0.9% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Navy VA | 3,839 | $239K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Crosspointe VA | 5,669 | $250K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Genesee CO | 3,778 | $187K | 2.4% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 86 | Geneva FL | 3,441 | $133K | 0.6% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 87 | Kings Park VA | 4,315 | $166K | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 88 | Windermere FL | 3,344 | $178K | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 89 | Waverly NE | 4,533 | $112K | 0.5% | 0.0% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Kings Park, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Bordering towns draw 10% of Kings Park’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kings Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Park | – | A+ | A | 32 min | $166,150 |
| Ravensworth | under 2% | A | A | 23 min | $166,094 |
| West Springfield | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $163,115 |
| Burke | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $185,818 |
| North Springfield | under 2% | A− | A− | 30 min | $130,400 |
| Wakefield | under 2% | A+ | A− | 28 min | $237,975 |
| Springfield | 10% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $125,999 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Springfield. Darker towns draw more of Kings Park’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 Kings Park: questions
What is the median household income in Kings Park?
$166,150 (±$28,787) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kings Park?
1.9%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kings Park?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kings Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (13%, 14 mi), Springfield (10%, 3 mi), Arlington (10%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Kings Park walkable?
Kings Park is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kings Park without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 100% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kings Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kings Park
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.