Photo: Virginia State Parks staff · CC BY 2.0Leesylvania’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
4.4% of residents live below the poverty line, where Virginia as a whole has 9.9%. Leesylvania grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 8.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 56.3 in Arlington.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Leesylvania in brief
Leesylvania workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Leesylvania has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Leesylvania went from 2,120 in 2013 to 3,254 in 2023, +53%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Leesylvania
67% of Leesylvania residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Leesylvania pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Leesylvania’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Leesylvania is Washington, DC, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (799) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
35% of the jobs based in Leesylvania are held by workers 29 or younger, against 21% of Leesylvania’s own working residents. 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.
Inside Leesylvania’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Leesylvania is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #105 of 253 in Virginia. Household income holds Leesylvania’s grade up ($132,524, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Leesylvania could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Each way, about 40 minutes from Leesylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Leesylvania workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 10,226 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.
The 3,254 jobs based in Leesylvania
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Leesylvania, 2013 → 2023: 2,120 → 3,254. 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 Leesylvania’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Leesylvania, by distance
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.
The daily flow of workers through Leesylvania
On a workday 8,740 residents head out to work, 196 work right here, and 3,058 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Leesylvania on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.36 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.
9% of working residents work in Washington
Where Leesylvania clocks in
9% of workers
4% 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.
Leesylvania is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Leesylvania is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #63 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Leesylvania 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 12,416 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 80% 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 8.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% 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). 1.9% of Leesylvania households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Leesylvania’s commuters take a bus or train.
Leesylvania is 537th of 1,787 U.S. towns of 15,000 to 29,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 535 | Newtown Township PA | 19,806 | $148K | 5.5% | 6.0% | 9% | A− |
| 536 | Burke Centre VA | 17,037 | $164K | 5.2% | 6.6% | 2% | A− |
| 537 | Leesylvania VA | 21,632 | $133K | 4.4% | 6.1% | 2% | A− |
| 538 | North Canton OH | 17,692 | $73K | 6.4% | 1.7% | 9% | A− |
| 539 | Seekonk MA | 16,046 | $121K | 4.7% | 5.8% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,787 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Leesylvania, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
The towns around Leesylvania
The biggest share goes to Woodbridge (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Leesylvania workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leesylvania | – | A− | A | 40 min | $132,524 |
| Cherry Hill | under 3% | B+ | A | 41 min | $122,447 |
| Woodbridge | 2% | B+ | A− | 35 min | $104,741 |
| Montclair | under 3% | A− | A | 38 min | $155,774 |
| Dale City | under 3% | A− | A− | 37 min | $111,994 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Leesylvania’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 Leesylvania: questions
What is the median household income in Leesylvania?
$132,524 (±$19,169) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Leesylvania?
4.4%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Leesylvania?
40 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Leesylvania work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (9%, 25 mi), Arlington (6%, 21 mi), Alexandria (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Leesylvania walkable?
Leesylvania is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Leesylvania without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Leesylvania, from the people who make the trip.
More of Leesylvania
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.