RANKING · 2024 ACS · 200 SHOWN OF 200

Most white-collar workforce, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 50.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Lorton, VA, up 45 places to #77.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01▲4Difficult Run, VAVA9,93886.7%–

02▲1Floris, VAVA7,58979.7%+6.7 pts

03▲4Great Falls, VAVA15,22879.2%+6.8 pts

04▼2McLean, VAVA49,62779.0%+3.4 pts

05▲4Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27178.2%+18.1 pts

06Brambleton, VAVA24,53776.9%+10.3 pts

07▼6Tysons, VAVA28,93676.7%–

08▲5Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95775.7%+3.0 pts

09▼5Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85875.5%−1.0 pts

10▼2Mantua, VAVA8,29874.6%+6.9 pts

11▲5Arlington, VAVA236,25474.6%+7.3 pts

12▲20Dranesville, VAVA11,82874.4%+13.1 pts

13▲6Wyndham, VAVA12,09974.3%+9.1 pts

14▲13Crozet, VAVA9,28973.6%+26.9 pts

15▲11Vienna, VAVA16,69173.6%+13.1 pts

16▲13Moorefield, VAVA6,12373.4%–

17▲3Broadlands, VAVA14,35373.2%+3.4 pts

18▲23Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58972.7%+24.2 pts

19▲9Braddock, VAVA6,53672.6%–

20▼9Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70072.6%+0.6 pts

21▼6Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73672.5%+2.6 pts

22▼8Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.4%+8.4 pts

23▼11Merrifield, VAVA20,69872.3%+12.2 pts

24▲11Wakefield, VAVA11,93072.0%+8.3 pts

25▲14Crosspointe, VAVA5,66971.6%−1.9 pts

26▼2Oakton, VAVA36,52870.2%+4.0 pts

27▲4South Run, VAVA6,60070.0%+3.4 pts

28▼5Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56669.7%+0.4 pts

29▲1Reston, VAVA64,41469.2%+5.0 pts

30▼5South Riding, VAVA34,35269.2%+5.3 pts

31▲12Franconia, VAVA18,33569.1%+11.7 pts

32▲14Lowes Island, VAVA11,01868.7%+2.1 pts

33▲4Kings Park West, VAVA13,44268.6%+15.2 pts

34▼16Belmont, VAVA9,72968.3%−1.3 pts

35▼18Lansdowne, VAVA12,32867.8%+3.9 pts

36▼26Cascades, VAVA12,35766.9%+4.7 pts

37▼16Short Pump, VAVA29,02666.5%+7.2 pts

38▲12Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60366.4%−1.4 pts

39▼17Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54566.3%+2.2 pts

40▲16Greenbriar, VAVA8,24366.2%+10.2 pts

41▼3Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82366.2%–

42▲18Woodburn, VAVA9,50365.8%+2.7 pts

43▲4Ashburn, VAVA46,02665.7%+4.5 pts

44▼8McNair, VAVA22,65565.6%+2.0 pts

45▲13Burke, VAVA44,02965.4%+7.0 pts

46▲7Newington, VAVA13,47864.4%+9.0 pts

47▼13Kingstowne, VAVA18,36064.3%−2.3 pts

48▼3Huntington, VAVA13,50264.2%+14.0 pts

49▲6Belle Haven, VAVA6,57063.9%+2.5 pts

50▼6Burke Centre, VAVA17,03763.9%+4.4 pts

51▲20Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12263.4%+10.7 pts

52▲12Charlottesville, VAVA44,38863.4%+17.3 pts

53▼2Alexandria, VAVA160,66263.3%+4.8 pts

54▼2Idylwood, VAVA17,55963.1%+1.8 pts

55▼15Long Branch, VAVA7,03462.1%+6.1 pts

56▲21Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06662.0%+16.2 pts

57▼3Hollymead, VAVA8,48262.0%+3.9 pts

58▲9Linton Hall, VAVA41,87662.0%+10.1 pts

59Woodlake, VAVA7,35861.8%+3.2 pts

60▼12Newington Forest, VAVA12,31661.7%+5.9 pts

61▲26Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45061.5%+8.0 pts

62▼29Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89461.4%+0.4 pts

63▲7Gainesville, VAVA18,19661.0%+12.8 pts

64▲2West Springfield, VAVA22,53260.8%+4.3 pts

65▲33Buckhall, VAVA21,60260.7%+6.4 pts

66▼17Countryside, VAVA9,66160.7%+5.0 pts

67▲2New Baltimore, VAVA11,91960.1%+9.3 pts

68▼6Fairfax, VAVA26,77259.9%+5.1 pts

69▲13Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83959.2%+16.6 pts

70▲3Bon Air, VAVA16,90459.1%+9.3 pts

71▼29Innsbrook, VAVA8,57859.0%−3.6 pts

72Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97358.7%+2.1 pts

73▲34Lincolnia, VAVA20,32058.3%+15.6 pts

74▼11Centreville, VAVA71,70658.3%+5.9 pts

75▲4Purcellville, VAVA8,89058.2%+10.8 pts

76▲7Midlothian, VAVA19,12057.8%–

77▲45Lorton, VAVA20,99157.4%+18.6 pts

78▼21Independent Hill, VAVA10,85357.3%+1.6 pts

79▼11Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35857.2%−5.2 pts

80▲24Groveton, VAVA13,93157.2%+16.9 pts

81▼16Montclair, VAVA22,38756.6%0.0 pts

82▼1Chantilly, VAVA24,03656.1%+4.9 pts

83▲1Leesburg, VAVA49,91755.9%+6.1 pts

84▼23Brandermill, VAVA13,73055.8%+6.1 pts

85▲4Carrollton, VAVA8,43655.8%+8.6 pts

86▲26Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46455.8%+18.9 pts

87▲9West Falls Church, VAVA31,27955.0%–

88▲9Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18354.9%+8.3 pts

89▼14Leesylvania, VAVA21,63254.8%–

90▼14Blacksburg, VAVA45,10454.5%+2.5 pts

91▼3Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04953.4%+3.8 pts

92▲27Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98453.2%+9.1 pts

93▲15Herndon, VAVA25,50653.1%+12.5 pts

94▼20Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66252.6%+11.2 pts

95▼3Falmouth, VAVA5,21652.2%+3.1 pts

96▲34Manchester, VAVA12,44552.0%+19.5 pts

97▲6George Mason, VAVA9,93751.9%+13.5 pts

98▲2Lexington, VAVA7,76951.5%+10.0 pts

99Forest, VAVA13,43051.4%+7.1 pts

100▲2Glen Allen, VAVA17,55150.7%+8.4 pts

101▲13Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04450.7%+12.7 pts

102▲7Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62950.5%+10.7 pts

103▲8Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27150.5%+11.5 pts

104▼24Cave Spring, VAVA25,74250.4%+0.4 pts

105▲13Richmond, VAVA237,25749.7%+13.1 pts

106Rockwood, VAVA10,01049.6%+7.1 pts

107▼29Christiansburg, VAVA22,44249.5%+5.5 pts

108▲15Warrenton, VAVA10,21349.4%+4.4 pts

109▼16Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48148.9%−2.9 pts

110▼16Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74148.8%+13.7 pts

111▼21Poquoson, VAVA13,29248.7%+3.4 pts

112▲19Smithfield, VAVA9,11248.4%+7.5 pts

113▲19Quantico Base, VAVA5,84048.3%+10.7 pts

114▼9Triangle, VAVA10,45047.8%+6.6 pts

115▲41North Springfield, VAVA7,05047.6%+10.0 pts

116▲1Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73747.5%+9.2 pts

117▼26Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39347.4%+9.0 pts

118▲7Chester, VAVA24,47447.2%+7.3 pts

119▲1Chesapeake, VAVA255,33246.8%+7.5 pts

120▼4Annandale, VAVA41,70546.1%+6.9 pts

121▲12Springfield, VAVA31,15445.8%+4.7 pts

122▼27Fort Lee, VAVA8,99345.3%+20.2 pts

123▼2Fishersville, VAVA9,48445.2%+2.8 pts

124▼23Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68345.2%+4.3 pts

125▲2Suffolk, VAVA104,69944.8%+9.4 pts

126▼41University of Virginia, VAVA9,06544.8%−11.1 pts

127▲50Ashland, VAVA7,98244.2%+10.2 pts

128▼42Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10243.7%+12.0 pts

129▲24Farmville, VAVA7,59343.2%+14.6 pts

130▼6Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.1%+3.7 pts

131▲9Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,85943.1%+7.9 pts

132▲9Lakeside, VAVA12,65442.5%+5.8 pts

133▲1Salem, VAVA25,81642.4%+8.6 pts

134▲10Seven Corners, VAVA9,37142.4%−0.5 pts

135▼25Abingdon, VAVA8,28442.3%−3.4 pts

136▲37Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18042.0%+8.7 pts

137▲5Manassas, VAVA44,33241.6%+8.8 pts

138Lynchburg, VAVA81,34741.1%+8.6 pts

139▲4Dale City, VAVA71,01641.1%+7.1 pts

140▲26Wytheville, VAVA8,12841.1%+8.7 pts

141▲13Staunton, VAVA26,80140.9%+8.6 pts

142▼3Winchester, VAVA28,27240.1%+6.1 pts

143▲4Norfolk, VAVA231,01340.0%+9.1 pts

144▲54Franklin, VAVA8,47839.3%+9.7 pts

145Sterling, VAVA32,41139.3%−1.6 pts

146▼31Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44939.2%−7.6 pts

147▲22Laurel, VAVA18,72139.1%+5.8 pts

148▲1Culpeper, VAVA22,07439.1%+4.8 pts

149▼23Bealeton, VAVA5,03438.8%+4.2 pts

150▲9Collinsville, VAVA7,13938.3%+10.7 pts

151▼1Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73838.2%+7.5 pts

152▼24Bridgewater, VAVA6,92437.8%+9.5 pts

153▼18Radford, VAVA17,24337.8%+3.0 pts

154▲7Orange, VAVA5,36537.8%+8.2 pts

155▲5Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.7%+8.3 pts

156▼1Vinton, VAVA7,96737.7%+11.6 pts

157▲6Roanoke, VAVA99,11137.6%+8.6 pts

158▼12Hampton, VAVA137,31537.3%+5.8 pts

159▼46Hutchison, VAVA7,28437.2%–

160▲27Yorkshire, VAVA9,78237.2%+8.2 pts

161▼10Newport News, VAVA183,23036.6%+4.8 pts

162▼4Waynesboro, VAVA23,95136.2%+7.7 pts

163▼11Bedford, VAVA7,91136.1%+7.4 pts

164Bristol, VAVA16,41835.9%+8.1 pts

165Dumbarton, VAVA7,99735.8%+17.2 pts

166▼29Manassas Park, VAVA16,56035.8%+4.5 pts

167▼38Timberlake, VAVA12,72535.7%+3.3 pts

168▼32Hollins, VAVA17,09735.4%−1.7 pts

169▲30Marion, VAVA5,55535.1%+0.6 pts

170▼22Woodbridge, VAVA43,94534.9%−17.9 pts

171▲23Highland Springs, VAVA14,29634.8%+15.8 pts

172▼5Portsmouth, VAVA96,77734.7%+3.9 pts

173▲19Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25734.5%−2.2 pts

174▲4Galax, VAVA6,67033.6%+2.0 pts

175▼4Ettrick, VAVA5,91033.5%+18.2 pts

176▲17Pulaski, VAVA8,80732.8%+9.4 pts

177▼5Front Royal, VAVA15,72232.5%+5.6 pts

178▲4Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19432.5%–

179▲2Sudley, VAVA19,16232.3%+1.8 pts

180▼12Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10932.3%+0.4 pts

181▲3Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74931.0%+4.9 pts

182▼20South Boston, VAVA7,79530.9%−0.9 pts

183▼26Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78030.6%+5.4 pts

184▼14Madison Heights, VAVA10,26630.0%+3.8 pts

185▼5Petersburg, VAVA33,73429.4%+3.7 pts

186▼1Dumfries, VAVA6,40529.3%+4.5 pts

187▲1Martinsville, VAVA13,84928.5%+1.7 pts

188▲3Danville, VAVA41,64728.4%+1.5 pts

189▼6Buena Vista, VAVA6,67228.4%+0.6 pts

190▼11East Highland Park, VAVA15,26527.6%−2.4 pts

191▼17Montrose, VAVA8,28526.3%+3.2 pts

192▼3Hopewell, VAVA23,26125.9%+4.2 pts

193▼7Strasburg, VAVA7,38025.4%+7.8 pts

194▼18Richlands, VAVA5,05125.3%+4.8 pts

195▼20Sandston, VAVA7,39925.2%+4.7 pts

196▼1Bellwood, VAVA7,90724.9%+0.3 pts

197Woodstock, VAVA6,00221.6%−7.8 pts

198▲2Bensley, VAVA5,94919.4%+5.4 pts

199▼9Emporia, VAVA5,44718.7%−18.2 pts

200▼4Covington, VAVA5,68018.5%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES