Work & commute · Falmouth

Work & commute in Falmouth, VA

Most working residents leave Falmouth for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fredericksburg (9%), Washington (5%) and Arlington (3%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

6 of 1,951 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,945 Falmouth residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 393 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Falmouth.

1,945live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

393work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Falmouth goes to work

Fredericksburg2.5 mi away

9%181

Washington, DC46.4 mi away

5%105

Arlington42.6 mi away

3%63

Tysons42.8 mi away

2%40

Fair Oaks37.4 mi away

2%40

Reston43.3 mi away

2%32

Alexandria39.5 mi away

1%29

Chantilly38.6 mi away

1%29

Manassas28.8 mi away

1%25

Richmond55.2 mi away

1%23

Everywhere elseother towns and states

71%1,384

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Falmouth commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

39%

40%

12%

39%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

40%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Falmouth is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.20 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Falmouth are

399 jobs are based in Falmouth. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Falmouth’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Falmouth

399 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Falmouth residents hold

1,951 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month65%

−13%

Jobs based in Falmouth, 2013 → 2023: 460 → 399. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.