Photo: Ser_Amantio_di_Nicolao · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Newington are higher than in 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Newington A+; getting around on foot earns it A. Poverty touches 2.2% of residents; Virginia has 9.9%. For 30% of workers, the job is at home, where Virginia as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Newington in brief
Newington draws workers from far and wide
The 12,351 jobs in Newington are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 23%; the other 75% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Newington is where the jobs are
Newington has 12,351 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 20,000 people are in town, 49% more than the 13,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Newington
30% of Newington workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Most jobs in Newington pay over $40,000 a year
72% of the jobs based in Newington pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. 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.
Why Newington gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newington could be anywhere from A to A+.
Where Newington’s workforce comes from
Where Newington clocks in
15% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Newington
On a workday 5,527 residents head out to work, 225 work right here, and 12,126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20,000 people are in Newington on a workday afternoon, 49% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
About 30 minutes to work from Newington
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newington workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,168 commuters (the 30% 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.
72% of the jobs in Newington pay over $3,333 a month
12,351 jobs are based in Newington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newington, 2013 → 2023: 12,948 → 12,351. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Newington works
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.
Newington is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,417 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 94% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 17% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 13.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 96% 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). 2.8% of Newington households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Newington’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Newington is 176th of 2,526 U.S. towns of 9,000 to 18,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 174 | Wayland MA | 13,913 | $224K | 4.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 175 | Hampton Township PA | 17,808 | $134K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 8% | A+ |
| 176 | Newington VA | 13,478 | $155K | 2.2% | 4.1% | 4% | A+ |
| 177 | Conshohocken PA | 9,266 | $123K | 4.2% | 3.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 178 | Bainbridge Township OH | 12,955 | $143K | 2.8% | 3.1% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,526 | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Newington and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newington | – | A+ | A | 30 min | $155,027 |
| Lorton | under 2% | A− | A | 31 min | $138,685 |
| Newington Forest | under 2% | A | A | 34 min | $149,107 |
| Fort Belvoir | under 2% | A | A | 24 min | $104,205 |
| West Springfield | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 32 min | $163,115 |
| Springfield | 10% | B+ | A+ | 29 min | $125,999 |
| Franconia | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 31 min | $152,474 |
| Kingstowne | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 30 min | $151,535 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Springfield. Darker towns draw more of Newington’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: questions
What is the median household income in Newington?
$155,027 (±$16,652) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newington?
2.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newington?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newington work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (15%, 15 mi), Springfield (10%, 3 mi), Arlington (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newington walkable?
Newington is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.0 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newington without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 17% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newington
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.