Work & commute · Lorton

Work & commute in Lorton, VA

Most working residents leave Lorton for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (13%), Springfield (9%) and Arlington (8%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

197 of 8,009 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

25%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,812 Lorton residents head out of town to work, 197 work right here, and 5,129 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lorton.

7,812live here, work elsewhere

197live and work here

5,129work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lorton goes to work

Washington, DC17.8 mi away

13%1,064

Springfield6 mi away

9%713

Arlington13.9 mi away

8%651

Alexandria11 mi away

6%448

Tysons15.4 mi away

5%366

Fair Oaks13.8 mi away

3%240

Newington2.6 mi away

3%237

Lorton (in town)right here

2%197

Reston18.9 mi away

2%194

Franconia5.7 mi away

2%149

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%3,750

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

How far

How far Lorton commutes

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

32%

57%

32%Under 10 mi

57%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lorton is a commuter town

0.67jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lorton are

5,326 jobs are based in Lorton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lorton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lorton

5,326 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs Lorton residents hold

8,009 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+14%

Jobs based in Lorton, 2013 → 2023: 4,666 → 5,326. 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.