Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0Households in Lincolnia earn more than those in 89% of U.S. towns
7.7% of residents live below the poverty line; Virginia has 9.9%. Lincolnia grades A− for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Working residents average 28 minutes each way, about the same as across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Lincolnia, in a few figures
Lincolnia trades workers with the towns around it
Lincolnia has about as many jobs (10,561) as working residents (9,377), but they are mostly different people: 9,074 residents leave for work each day while 10,258 people come in. Only 3% of the jobs in Lincolnia are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Lincolnia draws workers from far and wide
The 10,561 jobs in Lincolnia are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 28%; the other 69% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Lincolnia workers cross into Washington, D.C.
20% of Lincolnia workers work outside Virginia, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (17%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Most Lincolnia residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. Only 7% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
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.
Where Lincolnia’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lincolnia is better than 81% of U.S. towns, #111 of 253 in Virginia. Job access by car holds Lincolnia’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lincolnia could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Lincolnia by day and by night
On a workday 9,074 residents head out to work, 303 work right here, and 10,258 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 (1.13 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.
17% of working residents work in Washington
Where Lincolnia clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Lincolnia
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.
65% of the jobs in Lincolnia pay over $3,333 a month
10,561 jobs are based in Lincolnia.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincolnia, 2013 → 2023: 9,713 → 10,561. 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 Lincolnia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Lincolnia’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincolnia workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,827 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.
Lincolnia is more walkable than 97% 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 11,603 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 91% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 29% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 17.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 6.7% of Lincolnia households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Lincolnia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Lincolnia places 627th of 1,860 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 14,000 to 27,000
| # | 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 | Ada Township MI | 14,769 | $168K | 2.0% | 0.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 4 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 625 | Morristown NJ | 20,750 | $121K | 7.8% | 5.3% | 14% | A− |
| 626 | Norwood Park Township IL | 26,584 | $90K | 4.8% | 5.4% | 7% | A− |
| 627 | Lincolnia VA | 20,320 | $122K | 7.7% | 5.4% | 3% | A− |
| 628 | Grain Valley MO | 16,908 | $90K | 9.7% | 1.8% | 6% | A− |
| 629 | Lemon Township OH | 17,447 | $102K | 7.9% | 3.5% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | 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 Lincolnia, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Work next door: 17% of Lincolnia’s workers
The biggest share goes to Alexandria (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincolnia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnia | – | A− | A+ | 28 min | $121,639 |
| Bailey's Crossroads | under 2% | B− | A+ | 28 min | $88,483 |
| Alexandria | 9% | A | A+ | 28 min | $119,681 |
| Annandale | 2% | B+ | A+ | 27 min | $116,263 |
| Springfield | 6% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $125,999 |
| Franconia | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 31 min | $152,474 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lincolnia’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 Lincolnia: questions
What is the median household income in Lincolnia?
$121,639 (±$10,016) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincolnia?
7.7%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincolnia?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lincolnia work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (17%, 10 mi), Arlington (12%, 5 mi), Alexandria (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lincolnia walkable?
Lincolnia is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.2 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lincolnia without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 29% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lincolnia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincolnia
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.