Work & commute · Newington

Work & commute in Newington, VA

Most working residents leave Newington for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (15%), Springfield (10%) and Arlington (8%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

225 of 5,752 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

30 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

30%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,527 Newington residents head out of town to work, 225 work right here, and 12,126 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newington.

5,527live here, work elsewhere

225live and work here

12,126work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newington goes to work

Washington, DC15.3 mi away

15%862

Springfield3.4 mi away

10%558

Arlington11.3 mi away

8%478

Alexandria8.5 mi away

6%349

Tysons13 mi away

5%269

Newington (in town)right here

4%225

Fair Oaks12.5 mi away

3%162

Reston17.1 mi away

3%153

Chantilly17 mi away

2%124

Woodburn8.1 mi away

2%87

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%2,485

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

How far

How far Newington commutes

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

37%

53%

37%Under 10 mi

53%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newington is a job hub

2.15jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Newington are

12,351 jobs are based in Newington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Newington

12,351 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)47%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month72%

Jobs Newington residents hold

5,752 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)82%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month73%

−5%

Jobs based in Newington, 2013 → 2023: 12,948 → 12,351. 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.