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Jobs & commute in Round Hill

Jobs, income and commuting in Round Hill, VA

At home: 30% of workers have no commute at all (Virginia 18%). Hardly any work in Round Hill itself; outside it, Purcellville draws the most (6%, 3 miles). The average commute takes 33 minutes each way; Virginia averages 27, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about work in Round Hill

Home offices are common in Round Hill

30% of Round Hill workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓

Round Hill 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 ↓

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; with 352 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Time on the road

Commuting from Round Hill: about 33 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
254 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Round Hill33 min
Virginia27 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
30%

of Round Hill workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.

About 3 in 10
How Round Hill gets to work
88%Drive alone
6%Carpool
4%Transit
1%Other

Share of the 283 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.

Day and night

How a workday changes Round Hill

On a workday 349 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 234 people come in from elsewhere.

349live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
234work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night700
Workday590
700live here− 350head out to work+ 230come in to work= 590on a workday

About 590 people are in Round Hill on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.67jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.67 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.

The commute map

Commuting out of Round Hill: the destinations

Washington: 16 residents work here (5%)FrederickRound HillLovettsvillePurcellville: 21 residents work here (6%)WinchesterLeesburg: 20 residents work here (6%)Ranson corporationMcNair: 15 residents work here (4%)Broadlands: 14 residents work here (4%)Tysons: 17 residents work here (5%)LansdowneShawneelandChantilly: 13 residents work here (4%)Ashburn: 16 residents work here (5%)Reston: 19 residents work here (5%)Arlington: 17 residents work here (5%)PurcellvilleLeesburgRestonTysonsArlingtonWashingtonRound Hill
1
Purcellville3.4 mi away
6%21
2
Leesburg11.4 mi away
6%20
3
Reston25.7 mi away
5%19
4
Tysons32.5 mi away
5%17
5
Arlington40 mi away
5%17
6
Washington, DC43.4 mi away
5%16
7
Ashburn17.8 mi away
5%16
8
McNair22.8 mi away
4%15
9
Broadlands15.8 mi away
4%14
10
Chantilly24.3 mi away
4%13
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%184
The top trips

Where Round Hill clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Most jobs in Round Hill are in services

237 jobs are based in Round Hill.

Jobs based in Round HillJobs Round Hill residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms6%9%
Trade, transport & utilities5%16%
Services: health, schools, offices89%75%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less9%11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%14%
Over $3,333 a month76%75%

Who does it

29 or younger21%15%
30 to 5453%62%
55 and older27%23%
+17%

Jobs based in Round Hill, 2013 → 2023: 202 → 237. 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 Round Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Half of Round Hill commutes less than 24 miles

10 mi25 mi50 miPurcellville: 6% · 3.4 miLeesburg: 6% · 11.4 miReston: 5% · 25.7 miTysons: 5% · 32.5 miArlington: 5% · 40 miWashington: 5% · 43.4 miAshburn: 5% · 17.8 miMcNair: 4% · 22.8 miBroadlands: 4% · 15.8 miChantilly: 4% · 24.3 miPurcellville 6%Leesburg 6%Reston 5%Tysons 5%Round Hill
Round HillTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi45 residents
41%10–24 mi142 residents
35%25–50 mi124 residents
11%Over 50 mi39 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Round Hill: questions

What is the median household income in Round Hill?

$127,266 (±$33,960) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Round Hill?

3.5%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Round Hill?

33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Round Hill work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Purcellville (6%, 3 mi), Leesburg (6%, 11 mi), Reston (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Round Hill without a car?

4% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Round Hill, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Round Hill

Round Hill home →

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.