Sugarland Run’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
5.4% of residents are in poverty, against 9.9% across Virginia. The two grades for Sugarland Run are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Only 2% work in Sugarland Run itself; outside it, Reston draws the most (6%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Sugarland Run in brief
Jobs & income in Sugarland Run: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Sugarland Run is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #77 of 253 in Virginia. Household income holds Sugarland Run’s grade up ($166,385, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down (4.5%, 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, Sugarland Run could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Out of Sugarland Run to work: where people go
Where Sugarland Run clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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 Sugarland Run
On a workday 6,222 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 1,021 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,400 people are in Sugarland Run on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.18 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 2024, primary jobs.
The 1,118 jobs based in Sugarland Run
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sugarland Run, 2014 → 2024: 1,230 → 1,118. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sugarland Run’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way for Sugarland Run’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sugarland Run workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,636 commuters (the 23% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Sugarland Run
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Sugarland Run is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Sugarland Run is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns, #154 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Sugarland Run 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 7,366 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 0.8% of Sugarland Run households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Sugarland Run’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sugarland Run next to U.S. towns of 9,000 to 17,000: 429th of 2,354 on jobs and income
| # | 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% | 10% | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 427 | Upper Township NJ | 12,355 | $112K | 2.7% | 2.6% | 13% | A |
| 428 | Douglass Township PA | 11,292 | $118K | 2.0% | 4.4% | 5% | A |
| 429 | Sugarland Run VA | 12,629 | $166K | 5.4% | 4.5% | 2% | A |
| 430 | West Manheim Township PA | 11,139 | $98K | 2.2% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| 431 | Caln Township PA | 15,287 | $100K | 4.8% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,354 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Sugarland Run, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
The towns around Sugarland Run
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sugarland Run workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarland Run | – | A | B+ | 28 min | $166,385 |
| Lowes Island | under 3% | A+ | B+ | 31 min | $220,833 |
| Cascades | under 3% | A | A− | 28 min | $167,171 |
| Sterling | 2% | A | B+ | 24 min | $123,303 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sterling. Darker towns draw more of Sugarland 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 2024, 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 Sugarland Run: questions
What is the median household income in Sugarland Run?
$166,385 (±$9,549) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sugarland Run?
5.4%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sugarland Run?
28 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sugarland Run work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reston (6%, 6 mi), Ashburn (6%, 5 mi), Tysons (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Sugarland Run walkable?
Sugarland Run is more walkable than 66% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sugarland Run without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sugarland Run, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sugarland Run
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.