Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes put Moorefield near the very top of U.S. towns
2.8% of residents are in poverty, where Virginia as a whole has 9.9%. Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. For jobs and income Moorefield is better than 98% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Moorefield at work: what stands out
A lot of Moorefield works from home
40% of Moorefield workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Moorefield is a place people come home to
There are 587 jobs based in Moorefield, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Moorefield has about 4,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Moorefield workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Moorefield’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Moorefield is Washington, DC, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (221) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Three in four Moorefield workers earn over $40,000 a year
77% of Moorefield’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs based in Moorefield itself pay less: 59% are in that band. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Moorefield
Household income is its strongest input ($205,257, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Moorefield could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily trip from Moorefield: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Moorefield workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,213 commuters (the 40% 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.
In and out of Moorefield on a workday
On a workday 2,703 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 570 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,000 people are in Moorefield on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
Miles to work from Moorefield
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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
587 jobs are based in Moorefield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Moorefield, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 587. 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 Moorefield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
8% of working residents work in Washington
Where Moorefield clocks in
8% of workers
7% 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.
In Moorefield, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,660 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.2% of Moorefield households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Moorefield’s commuters take a bus or train.
88th of 3,370: where Moorefield ranks among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,300
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 86 | Bellbrook OH | 7,563 | $112K | 3.3% | 0.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 87 | Lower Heidelberg Township PA | 6,901 | $123K | 1.8% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| 88 | Moorefield VA | 6,123 | $205K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 89 | Union Mill VA | 4,484 | $250K | 4.4% | 2.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 90 | Cottleville MO | 6,717 | $131K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,370 | 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 Moorefield, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Around Moorefield: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Ashburn (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Moorefield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moorefield | – | A+ | A− | 33 min | $205,257 |
| Brambleton | under 2% | A+ | A | 37 min | $238,018 |
| Loudoun Valley Estates | under 2% | A+ | A− | 35 min | $224,704 |
| Ashburn | 5% | A+ | A− | 27 min | $154,978 |
| Broadlands | under 2% | A+ | B | 24 min | $241,042 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Moorefield’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 Moorefield: questions
What is the median household income in Moorefield?
$205,257 (±$12,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Moorefield?
2.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Moorefield?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 40% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Moorefield work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (8%, 26 mi), Tysons (7%, 15 mi), Reston (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Moorefield walkable?
Moorefield is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Moorefield 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 Moorefield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Moorefield
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.