Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Manassas Park top those of 79% of U.S. towns
Manassas Park grades A− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Poverty touches 5.1% of residents, against 9.9% across Virginia. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 56.3 in Arlington.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Manassas Park
No single place dominates Manassas Park’s commute
The biggest draw, Manassas, gets only 6% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Manassas Park residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Manassas Park workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Manassas Park has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Manassas Park went from 2,908 in 2013 to 4,423 in 2023, +52%. 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.
The figures behind Manassas Park’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Manassas Park’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.5%, 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, Manassas Park could be anywhere from B to A.
6% of working residents work in Manassas
Where Manassas Park clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Manassas Park’s commute takes about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Manassas Park workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,292 commuters (the 11% 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.
Goods jobs make up 30% of work in Manassas Park
4,423 jobs are based in Manassas Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Manassas Park, 2013 → 2023: 2,908 → 4,423. 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 Manassas Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Manassas Park: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,080 residents head out to work, 375 work right here, and 4,048 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Manassas Park on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
Manassas Park’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.
Manassas Park 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, Manassas Park is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #67 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Manassas Park 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 9,315 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 48% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 63% 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). 5.3% of Manassas Park households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Manassas Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Manassas Park is 656th of 1,888 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Franconia VA | 18,335 | $152K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 654 | Shorewood IL | 18,536 | $122K | 5.2% | 6.6% | 5% | A− |
| 655 | Mounds View MN | 12,786 | $90K | 12.0% | 2.8% | 4% | A− |
| 656 | Manassas Park VA | 16,560 | $103K | 5.1% | 5.5% | 5% | A− |
| 657 | Sandwich MA | 20,575 | $122K | 7.0% | 2.7% | 20% | A− |
| 658 | Manor Township PA | 21,969 | $90K | 6.6% | 3.5% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | 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 Manassas Park, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Manassas Park and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Manassas (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Manassas Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manassas Park | – | A− | A | 37 min | $103,250 |
| Buckhall | under 2% | A | B+ | 39 min | $180,021 |
| Yorkshire | under 2% | B+ | A | 34 min | $112,829 |
| Manassas | 6% | A− | A | 32 min | $113,590 |
| Loch Lomond | under 2% | A− | A− | 32 min | $113,790 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Manassas 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 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 Manassas Park: questions
What is the median household income in Manassas Park?
$103,250 (±$8,996) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Manassas Park?
5.1%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Manassas Park?
37 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Manassas Park work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manassas (6%, 3 mi), Chantilly (5%, 8 mi), Washington (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Manassas Park walkable?
Manassas Park is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.3 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Manassas Park without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 48% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Manassas Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Manassas Park
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.