Most of Yorkshire commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Yorkshire report 1,243 jobs for 4,543 working residents. For jobs and income Yorkshire is better than 69% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (A). Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Yorkshire stands out on work
No single place dominates Yorkshire’s commute
The biggest draw, Chantilly, gets only 6% of working residents, and 65% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Yorkshire residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Yorkshire workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Yorkshire has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Yorkshire went from 891 in 2013 to 1,243 in 2023, +40%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Yorkshire’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Yorkshire’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (17.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Yorkshire could be anywhere from B− to A.
6% of working residents work in Chantilly
Where Yorkshire clocks in
6% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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 trip from Yorkshire: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yorkshire workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,695 commuters (the 8% 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.
The kinds of work in Yorkshire
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yorkshire, 2013 → 2023: 891 → 1,243. 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 Yorkshire’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Yorkshire
On a workday 4,411 residents head out to work, 132 work right here, and 1,111 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,500 people are in Yorkshire on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
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 distance from Yorkshire 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.
In Yorkshire, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,129 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 28% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.1 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). 2.9% of Yorkshire households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Yorkshire’s commuters take a bus or train.
Yorkshire next to U.S. towns of 6,800 to 13,200: 1,144th of 2,800 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 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 6 | Difficult Run VA | 9,938 | $250K | 1.4% | 1.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Belmont VA | 9,729 | $243K | 2.1% | 1.1% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Long Branch VA | 7,034 | $185K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,142 | Ash Township MI | 8,013 | $73K | 6.9% | 4.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,143 | Derby CO | 8,453 | $82K | 8.1% | 5.1% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,144 | Yorkshire VA | 9,782 | $113K | 17.8% | 3.9% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,145 | Pacific WA | 7,056 | $116K | 13.8% | 4.6% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,146 | Orono ME | 12,421 | $62K | 24.9% | 5.1% | 23% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,800 | 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 Yorkshire, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Yorkshire and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yorkshire workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | – | B+ | A | 34 min | $112,829 |
| Bull Run | under 3% | A+ | C | 34 min | $241,933 |
| Manassas Park | under 3% | A− | A | 37 min | $103,250 |
| Loch Lomond | under 3% | A− | A− | 32 min | $113,790 |
| Buckhall | under 3% | A | B+ | 39 min | $180,021 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Yorkshire’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 Yorkshire: questions
What is the median household income in Yorkshire?
$112,829 (±$17,369) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yorkshire?
17.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yorkshire?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yorkshire work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chantilly (6%, 7 mi), Manassas (5%, 3 mi), Washington (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Yorkshire walkable?
Yorkshire is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.4 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Yorkshire without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yorkshire, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yorkshire
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.