Loch Lomond has higher unemployment (8.6%) than 91% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Loch Lomond A−; getting around on foot earns it A−. Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 2.2 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
Work in Loch Lomond: the figures worth knowing
Loch Lomond is a place people come home to
There are 224 jobs based in Loch Lomond, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Loch Lomond has about 3,100 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Loch Lomond workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Loch Lomond 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Loch Lomond gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Loch Lomond is better than 76% of U.S. towns, #125 of 253 in Virginia. Job access by car holds Loch Lomond’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. 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, Loch Lomond could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How many people are in Loch Lomond by day
On a workday 1,688 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 214 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Loch Lomond on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.13 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.
Loch Lomond’s commute takes 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 Loch Lomond workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,414 commuters (the 2% 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.
6% of working residents work in Manassas
Where Loch Lomond clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Loch Lomond
224 jobs are based in Loch Lomond.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Loch Lomond, 2013 → 2023: 231 → 224. 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 Loch Lomond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Loch Lomond’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Loch Lomond
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Loch Lomond is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns, #105 of 253 in Virginia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,458 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 2.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 70% 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). 1.7% of Loch Lomond households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Loch Lomond’s commuters take a bus or train.
983rd of 3,938: where Loch Lomond ranks among U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | 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 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | One Loudoun VA | 3,309 | $241K | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 39 | Navy VA | 3,839 | $239K | 4.4% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Crosspointe VA | 5,669 | $250K | 3.7% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 981 | Chanceford Township PA | 6,025 | $94K | 2.5% | 4.3% | 4% | A− |
| 982 | Wayne Township PA | 5,385 | $98K | 6.2% | 2.7% | 9% | A− |
| 983 | Loch Lomond VA | 4,606 | $114K | 4.2% | 8.6% | 1% | A− |
| 984 | Breckenridge CO | 5,015 | $138K | 8.3% | 0.5% | 41% | A− |
| 985 | Greendale IN | 4,598 | $75K | 10.2% | 0.4% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,938 | 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 Loch Lomond, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
The towns around Loch Lomond
The biggest share goes to Manassas (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Loch Lomond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Lomond | – | A− | A− | 32 min | $113,790 |
| Sudley | under 3% | B | A | 35 min | $94,309 |
| Yorkshire | under 3% | B+ | A | 34 min | $112,829 |
| Manassas | 6% | A− | A | 32 min | $113,590 |
| Manassas Park | under 3% | A− | A | 37 min | $103,250 |
| Bull Run | under 3% | A+ | C | 34 min | $241,933 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Loch Lomond’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 Loch Lomond: questions
What is the median household income in Loch Lomond?
$113,790 (±$4,189) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Loch Lomond?
4.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Loch Lomond?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Loch Lomond work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manassas (6%, 2 mi), Chantilly (4%, 8 mi), Washington (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Loch Lomond walkable?
Loch Lomond is more walkable than 80% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Loch Lomond without a car?
3% 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 Loch Lomond, from the people who make the trip.
More of Loch Lomond
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.