Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0Newington Forest has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
Newington Forest grades A for jobs and income and A for walkability. The poverty rate is 3.1%; Virginia has 9.9%. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.1 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
Work in Newington Forest, in a few figures
Newington Forest is a place people come home to
There are 597 jobs based in Newington Forest, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Newington Forest has about 7,300 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Newington Forest workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 54 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.
Newington Forest’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newington Forest is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #75 of 253 in Virginia. Household income holds Newington Forest’s grade up ($149,107, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (5.6%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newington Forest could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Who leaves Newington Forest for work, and who comes in
On a workday 5,591 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 533 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,300 people are in Newington Forest on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Newington Forest
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newington Forest workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,855 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.
12% of working residents work in Washington
Where Newington Forest clocks in
12% of workers
10% 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 Newington Forest, services account for most jobs
597 jobs are based in Newington Forest.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newington Forest, 2013 → 2023: 458 → 597. 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 Newington Forest’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Newington Forest
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Newington Forest
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newington Forest is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #64 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Newington Forest 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 6,429 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, 29% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.1 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). 2.1% of Newington Forest households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Newington Forest’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Newington Forest ranks: 403rd of 2,354 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Difficult Run VA | 9,938 | $250K | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Belmont VA | 9,729 | $243K | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 14 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 401 | Cedarburg WI | 12,916 | $85K | 4.7% | 2.1% | 11% | A |
| 402 | North Codorus Township PA | 9,486 | $98K | 4.1% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 403 | Newington Forest VA | 12,316 | $149K | 3.1% | 5.6% | 1% | A |
| 404 | Farmington AR | 10,658 | $90K | 3.8% | 0.7% | 2% | A |
| 405 | Calimesa CA | 11,111 | $87K | 5.3% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | 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 Newington Forest, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Around Newington Forest: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Newington (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newington Forest workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newington Forest | – | A | A | 34 min | $149,107 |
| Laurel Hill | under 2% | A+ | A | 31 min | $155,667 |
| Newington | 2% | A+ | A | 30 min | $155,027 |
| Burke | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $185,818 |
| Crosspointe | under 2% | A+ | A− | 31 min | $250,000+ |
| South Run | under 2% | A+ | B | 33 min | $250,000+ |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newington Forest’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 Newington Forest: questions
What is the median household income in Newington Forest?
$149,107 (±$12,607) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newington Forest?
3.1%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newington Forest?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newington Forest work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (12%, 17 mi), Springfield (10%, 4 mi), Arlington (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newington Forest walkable?
Newington Forest is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newington Forest without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 29% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newington Forest, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newington Forest
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.