Work & commute · Springfield

Work & commute in Springfield, VA

Most working residents leave Springfield for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (13%), Arlington (9%) and Alexandria (6%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

1,342 of 12,329 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

18%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 10,987 Springfield residents head out of town to work, 1,342 work right here, and 54,663 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springfield.

10,987live here, work elsewhere

1,342live and work here

54,663work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springfield goes to work

Washington, DC12.4 mi away

13%1,559

Springfield (in town)right here

11%1,342

Arlington8 mi away

9%1,138

Alexandria6 mi away

6%786

Tysons9.9 mi away

5%603

Reston14.8 mi away

2%274

Fair Oaks11 mi away

2%273

Merrifield6.8 mi away

2%239

Chantilly15.8 mi away

2%229

Annandale3.6 mi away

2%223

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%5,663

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

How far

How far Springfield commutes

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

50%

39%

50%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

8%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springfield is a job hub

4.54jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Springfield are

56,005 jobs are based in Springfield. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Springfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Springfield

56,005 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)83%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Springfield residents hold

12,329 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+2%

Jobs based in Springfield, 2013 → 2023: 54,771 → 56,005. 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.