Work & commute · Independent Hill

Work & commute in Independent Hill, VA

Most working residents leave Independent Hill for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (7%), Arlington (5%) and Chantilly (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

107 of 4,207 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

42 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

23%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,100 Independent Hill residents head out of town to work, 107 work right here, and 2,062 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Independent Hill.

4,100live here, work elsewhere

107live and work here

2,062work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Independent Hill goes to work

Washington, DC28.4 mi away

7%276

Arlington23.8 mi away

5%212

Chantilly16.9 mi away

3%134

Tysons21.9 mi away

3%133

Reston21.5 mi away

3%127

Manassas7.7 mi away

3%119

Alexandria22 mi away

3%117

Independent Hill (in town)right here

3%107

Fair Oaks15.7 mi away

2%102

Potomac Mills6.9 mi away

2%101

Everywhere elseother towns and states

66%2,779

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

How far

How far Independent Hill commutes

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

28%

48%

14%

10%

28%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Independent Hill is a commuter town

0.52jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Independent Hill are

2,169 jobs are based in Independent Hill. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Independent Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Independent Hill

2,169 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)84%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month70%

Jobs Independent Hill residents hold

4,207 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month71%

+42%

Jobs based in Independent Hill, 2013 → 2023: 1,530 → 2,169. 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.