Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao · CC BY-SA 4.0South Run has some of the highest household incomes of any U.S. town
Household incomes here are among the highest in the country. 2.1% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 9.9% for Virginia as a whole. The two grades for South Run are A+ for jobs and income and B for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: South Run in brief
A lot of South Run works from home
33% of South Run workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
A lot of South Run workers cross into Washington, D.C.
23% of South Run workers work outside Virginia, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (14%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
South Run is a place people come home to
There are 417 jobs based in South Run, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday South Run has about 4,600 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most jobs here, and most residents’ jobs, pay over $40,000
76% of South Run’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, and so do 76% of the jobs based in South Run. The jobs ↓
South Run 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.
What’s behind South Run’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, South Run is among the top U.S. towns, #5 of 253 in Virginia. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides South Run’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
The Census reports South Run’s median household income as $250,000+, the top of its scale; the grade ranks it as tied with the 111 other graded places at that ceiling.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, South Run stays A+.
Time on the road from South Run: 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 South Run workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,874 commuters (the 33% 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.
14% of working residents work in Washington
Where South Run clocks in
14% of workers
8% 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.
How many people are in South Run by day
On a workday 2,394 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 381 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in South Run on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.17 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.
76% of the jobs in South Run pay over $3,333 a month
417 jobs are based in South Run.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Run, 2013 → 2023: 248 → 417. 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 South Run’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from South Run to work
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.
Few in South Run walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, South Run is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns, #175 of 253 in Virginia. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Virginia, on an EPA index of 5.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,797 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 1.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 60% 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). 0.0% of South Run households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of South Run’s commuters take a bus or train.
How South Run ranks: 18th of 3,283 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900
| # | 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 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 6 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Fox Point WI | 6,583 | $141K | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| 17 | Riva MD | 4,976 | $176K | 1.1% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| 18 | South Run VA | 6,600 | $250K | 2.1% | 1.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 19 | Albertville MN | 8,544 | $133K | 1.1% | 0.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 20 | Mountain Lakes NJ | 4,649 | $250K | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Long Branch VA | 7,034 | $185K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | 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 South Run, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Around South Run: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Run workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Run | – | A+ | B | 33 min | $250,000+ |
| Crosspointe | under 2% | A+ | A− | 31 min | $250,000+ |
| Burke | under 2% | A | A | 29 min | $185,818 |
| Newington Forest | under 2% | A | A | 34 min | $149,107 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Run’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in South Run: questions
What is the median household income in South Run?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in South Run?
2.1%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from South Run?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in South Run work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (14%, 18 mi), Arlington (8%, 13 mi), Springfield (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is South Run walkable?
South Run is more walkable than 58% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around South Run without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from South Run, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Run
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.