Most of Vista Woods commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 3% stay in Vista Woods for work; outside it, Courthouse Square is the main destination (8%, 5 miles). Employers in Vista Woods report 895 jobs, against 1,696 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Vista Woods stands out on work
What Vista Woods’ employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Vista Woods, 2014 → 2024: 369 → 895. 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 Vista Woods’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Vista Woods
On a workday 1,650 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 849 people come in from elsewhere.
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 towns that employ Vista Woods’ residents
Where Vista Woods clocks in
5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Vista Woods
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.
How Vista Woods compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Vista Woods workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Woods | – | — | — | — | — |
| Park Ridge | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Park Ridge: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Vista Woods’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 Vista Woods: questions
Where do people who live in Vista Woods work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Courthouse Square (8%, 5 mi), Washington (5%, 39 mi), Fredericksburg (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Vista Woods, from the people who make the trip.
More of Vista Woods
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.