Work & commute · Fredericksburg

Work & commute in Fredericksburg, VA

About one in 5 of Fredericksburg’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Washington (3%), Arlington (2%) and Chantilly (1%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

2,336 of 11,302 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 8,966 Fredericksburg residents head out of town to work, 2,336 work right here, and 19,781 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fredericksburg.

8,966live here, work elsewhere

2,336live and work here

19,781work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Fredericksburg goes to work

Fredericksburg (in town)right here

21%2,336

Washington, DC48.9 mi away

3%359

Arlington45.1 mi away

2%226

Chantilly40.8 mi away

1%140

Reston45.6 mi away

1%139

Richmond53.1 mi away

1%133

Fair Oaks39.7 mi away

1%131

Tysons45.2 mi away

1%128

Alexandria42 mi away

1%103

Manassas30.9 mi away

1%82

Everywhere elseother towns and states

67%7,525

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

How far

How far Fredericksburg commutes

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

45%

32%

15%

45%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Fredericksburg is a job hub

1.96jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Fredericksburg are

22,117 jobs are based in Fredericksburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Fredericksburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Fredericksburg

22,117 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Fredericksburg residents hold

11,302 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+3%

Jobs based in Fredericksburg, 2013 → 2023: 21,418 → 22,117. 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.