Work & commute · University Center

Work & commute in University Center, VA

Most working residents leave University Center for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Ashburn (6%), Reston (6%) and Arlington (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

58 of 2,174 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,116 University Center residents head out of town to work, 58 work right here, and 2,140 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in University Center.

2,116live here, work elsewhere

58live and work here

2,140work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where University Center goes to work

Ashburn2.8 mi away

6%136

Reston9.2 mi away

6%123

Arlington22.5 mi away

5%101

Lansdowne2.6 mi away

4%89

Washington, DC25.5 mi away

4%88

Tysons15.2 mi away

4%87

Leesburg6.9 mi away

4%77

Chantilly12 mi away

3%72

University Center (in town)right here

3%58

McNair7.8 mi away

3%55

Everywhere elseother towns and states

59%1,288

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

How far

How far University Center commutes

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

44%

34%

12%

10%

44%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

University Center is balanced between jobs and homes

1.01jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in University Center are

2,198 jobs are based in University Center. Here is what they are, next to the jobs University Center’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in University Center

2,198 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities5%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month79%

Jobs University Center residents hold

2,174 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month72%

+66%

Jobs based in University Center, 2013 → 2023: 1,323 → 2,198. 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.