Households in Long Branch earn more than those in 98% of U.S. towns
Long Branch grades A+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Poverty touches 1.6% of residents, next to 9.9% for Virginia as a whole. For 31% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Long Branch at work: what stands out
A lot of Long Branch works from home
31% of Long Branch workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Long Branch is a place people come home to
There are 551 jobs based in Long Branch, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Long Branch has about 4,500 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Long Branch than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Long Branch fell from 777 in 2013 to 551 in 2023, −29%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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.
How Long Branch earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Long Branch is among the top U.S. towns, #10 of 253 in Virginia. Household income is its strongest input ($185,208, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Long Branch stays A+.
The daily trip from Long Branch: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Long Branch workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,395 commuters (the 31% 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.
How many people are in Long Branch by day
On a workday 3,013 residents head out to work, 63 work right here, and 488 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,500 people are in Long Branch on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
What work there is in Long Branch: 551 jobs
551 jobs are based in Long Branch.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Long Branch, 2013 → 2023: 777 → 551. 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 Long Branch’s own residents hold wherever they work.
12% of working residents work in Washington
Where Long Branch clocks in
12% of workers
8% 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.
Long Branch’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.
Most of Long Branch commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Long Branch is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #127 of 253 in Virginia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.0% 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 3,472 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, 24% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 89% 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). 3.1% of Long Branch households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Long Branch’s commuters take a bus or train.
Long Branch is 30th of 3,227 U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 7 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | South Run VA | 6,600 | $250K | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
| 29 | Hampton MD | 5,372 | $171K | 3.8% | 0.5% | 3% | A+ |
| 30 | Long Branch VA | 7,034 | $185K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 31 | Fanwood NJ | 8,035 | $196K | 1.0% | 2.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 32 | Oradell NJ | 8,293 | $221K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,227 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Long Branch, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
How Long Branch compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Fairfax (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Long Branch workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Branch | – | A+ | B+ | 27 min | $185,208 |
| Wakefield | under 3% | A+ | A− | 28 min | $237,975 |
| Fairfax | 4% | A | A+ | 28 min | $132,348 |
| George Mason | under 3% | A− | A+ | 24 min | $150,341 |
| Kings Park West | under 3% | A+ | A | 32 min | $170,039 |
| Burke | under 3% | A | A | 29 min | $185,818 |
| Mantua | under 3% | A+ | A | 28 min | $213,047 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Long Branch’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 Long Branch: questions
What is the median household income in Long Branch?
$185,208 (±$23,978) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Long Branch?
1.6%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Long Branch?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Long Branch work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (12%, 15 mi), Arlington (8%, 10 mi), Springfield (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Long Branch walkable?
Long Branch is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Long Branch without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 24% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Long Branch, from the people who make the trip.
More of Long Branch
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.