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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Difficult Run, VAVA9,93886.7%–

02Floris, VAVA7,58979.7%+6.7 pts

03Great Falls, VAVA15,22879.2%+6.8 pts

04McLean, VAVA49,62779.0%+3.4 pts

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

06Brambleton, VAVA24,53776.9%+10.3 pts

07Tysons, VAVA28,93676.7%–

08Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95775.7%+3.0 pts

09Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85875.5%−1.0 pts

10Mantua, VAVA8,29874.6%+6.9 pts

11Arlington, VAVA236,25474.6%+7.3 pts

12Dranesville, VAVA11,82874.4%+13.1 pts

13Wyndham, VAVA12,09974.3%+9.1 pts

14Crozet, VAVA9,28973.6%+26.9 pts

15Vienna, VAVA16,69173.6%+13.1 pts

16Moorefield, VAVA6,12373.4%–

17Broadlands, VAVA14,35373.2%+3.4 pts

18Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58972.7%+24.2 pts

19Braddock, VAVA6,53672.6%–

20Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70072.6%+0.6 pts

21Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73672.5%+2.6 pts

22Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.4%+8.4 pts

23Merrifield, VAVA20,69872.3%+12.2 pts

24Wakefield, VAVA11,93072.0%+8.3 pts

25Crosspointe, VAVA5,66971.6%−1.9 pts

26Oakton, VAVA36,52870.2%+4.0 pts

27South Run, VAVA6,60070.0%+3.4 pts

28Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56669.7%+0.4 pts

29Reston, VAVA64,41469.2%+5.0 pts

30South Riding, VAVA34,35269.2%+5.3 pts

31Franconia, VAVA18,33569.1%+11.7 pts

32Lowes Island, VAVA11,01868.7%+2.1 pts

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

34Belmont, VAVA9,72968.3%−1.3 pts

35Lansdowne, VAVA12,32867.8%+3.9 pts

36Cascades, VAVA12,35766.9%+4.7 pts

37Short Pump, VAVA29,02666.5%+7.2 pts

38Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60366.4%−1.4 pts

39Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54566.3%+2.2 pts

40Greenbriar, VAVA8,24366.2%+10.2 pts

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

42Woodburn, VAVA9,50365.8%+2.7 pts

43Ashburn, VAVA46,02665.7%+4.5 pts

44McNair, VAVA22,65565.6%+2.0 pts

45Burke, VAVA44,02965.4%+7.0 pts

46Newington, VAVA13,47864.4%+9.0 pts

47Kingstowne, VAVA18,36064.3%−2.3 pts

48Huntington, VAVA13,50264.2%+14.0 pts

49Belle Haven, VAVA6,57063.9%+2.5 pts

50Burke Centre, VAVA17,03763.9%+4.4 pts

51Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12263.4%+10.7 pts

52Charlottesville, VAVA44,38863.4%+17.3 pts

53Alexandria, VAVA160,66263.3%+4.8 pts

54Idylwood, VAVA17,55963.1%+1.8 pts

55Long Branch, VAVA7,03462.1%+6.1 pts

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

57Hollymead, VAVA8,48262.0%+3.9 pts

58Linton Hall, VAVA41,87662.0%+10.1 pts

59Woodlake, VAVA7,35861.8%+3.2 pts

60Newington Forest, VAVA12,31661.7%+5.9 pts

61Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45061.5%+8.0 pts

62Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89461.4%+0.4 pts

63Gainesville, VAVA18,19661.0%+12.8 pts

64West Springfield, VAVA22,53260.8%+4.3 pts

65Buckhall, VAVA21,60260.7%+6.4 pts

66Countryside, VAVA9,66160.7%+5.0 pts

67New Baltimore, VAVA11,91960.1%+9.3 pts

68Fairfax, VAVA26,77259.9%+5.1 pts

69Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83959.2%+16.6 pts

70Bon Air, VAVA16,90459.1%+9.3 pts

71Innsbrook, VAVA8,57859.0%−3.6 pts

72Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97358.7%+2.1 pts

73Lincolnia, VAVA20,32058.3%+15.6 pts

74Centreville, VAVA71,70658.3%+5.9 pts

75Purcellville, VAVA8,89058.2%+10.8 pts

76Midlothian, VAVA19,12057.8%–

77Lorton, VAVA20,99157.4%+18.6 pts

78Independent Hill, VAVA10,85357.3%+1.6 pts

79Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35857.2%−5.2 pts

80Groveton, VAVA13,93157.2%+16.9 pts

81Montclair, VAVA22,38756.6%−0.0 pts

82Chantilly, VAVA24,03656.1%+4.9 pts

83Leesburg, VAVA49,91755.9%+6.1 pts

84Brandermill, VAVA13,73055.8%+6.1 pts

85Carrollton, VAVA8,43655.8%+8.6 pts

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

87West Falls Church, VAVA31,27955.0%–

88Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18354.9%+8.3 pts

89Leesylvania, VAVA21,63254.8%–

90Blacksburg, VAVA45,10454.5%+2.5 pts

91Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04953.4%+3.8 pts

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

93Herndon, VAVA25,50653.1%+12.5 pts

94Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66252.6%+11.2 pts

95Falmouth, VAVA5,21652.2%+3.1 pts

96Manchester, VAVA12,44552.0%+19.5 pts

97George Mason, VAVA9,93751.9%+13.5 pts

98Lexington, VAVA7,76951.5%+10.0 pts

99Forest, VAVA13,43051.4%+7.1 pts

100Glen Allen, VAVA17,55150.7%+8.4 pts

101Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04450.7%+12.7 pts

102Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62950.5%+10.7 pts

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

104Cave Spring, VAVA25,74250.4%+0.4 pts

105Richmond, VAVA237,25749.7%+13.1 pts

106Rockwood, VAVA10,01049.6%+7.1 pts

107Christiansburg, VAVA22,44249.5%+5.5 pts

108Warrenton, VAVA10,21349.4%+4.4 pts

109Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48148.9%−2.9 pts

110Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74148.8%+13.7 pts

111Poquoson, VAVA13,29248.7%+3.4 pts

112Smithfield, VAVA9,11248.4%+7.5 pts

113Quantico Base, VAVA5,84048.3%+10.7 pts

114Triangle, VAVA10,45047.8%+6.6 pts

115North Springfield, VAVA7,05047.6%+10.0 pts

116Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73747.5%+9.2 pts

117Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39347.4%+9.0 pts

118Chester, VAVA24,47447.2%+7.3 pts

119Chesapeake, VAVA255,33246.8%+7.5 pts

120Annandale, VAVA41,70546.1%+6.9 pts

121Springfield, VAVA31,15445.8%+4.7 pts

122Fort Lee, VAVA8,99345.3%+20.2 pts

123Fishersville, VAVA9,48445.2%+2.8 pts

124Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68345.2%+4.3 pts

125Suffolk, VAVA104,69944.8%+9.4 pts

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

127Ashland, VAVA7,98244.2%+10.2 pts

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

129Farmville, VAVA7,59343.2%+14.6 pts

130Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.1%+3.7 pts

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

132Lakeside, VAVA12,65442.5%+5.8 pts

133Salem, VAVA25,81642.4%+8.6 pts

134Seven Corners, VAVA9,37142.4%−0.5 pts

135Abingdon, VAVA8,28442.3%−3.4 pts

136Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18042.0%+8.7 pts

137Manassas, VAVA44,33241.6%+8.8 pts

138Lynchburg, VAVA81,34741.1%+8.6 pts

139Dale City, VAVA71,01641.1%+7.1 pts

140Wytheville, VAVA8,12841.1%+8.7 pts

141Staunton, VAVA26,80140.9%+8.6 pts

142Winchester, VAVA28,27240.1%+6.1 pts

143Norfolk, VAVA231,01340.0%+9.1 pts

144Franklin, VAVA8,47839.3%+9.7 pts

145Sterling, VAVA32,41139.3%−1.6 pts

146Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44939.2%−7.6 pts

147Laurel, VAVA18,72139.1%+5.8 pts

148Culpeper, VAVA22,07439.1%+4.8 pts

149Bealeton, VAVA5,03438.8%+4.2 pts

150Collinsville, VAVA7,13938.3%+10.7 pts

151Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73838.2%+7.5 pts

152Bridgewater, VAVA6,92437.8%+9.5 pts

153Radford, VAVA17,24337.8%+3.0 pts

154Orange, VAVA5,36537.8%+8.2 pts

155Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.7%+8.3 pts

156Vinton, VAVA7,96737.7%+11.6 pts

157Roanoke, VAVA99,11137.6%+8.6 pts

158Hampton, VAVA137,31537.3%+5.8 pts

159Hutchison, VAVA7,28437.2%–

160Yorkshire, VAVA9,78237.2%+8.2 pts

161Newport News, VAVA183,23036.6%+4.8 pts

162Waynesboro, VAVA23,95136.2%+7.7 pts

163Bedford, VAVA7,91136.1%+7.4 pts

164Bristol, VAVA16,41835.9%+8.1 pts

165Dumbarton, VAVA7,99735.8%+17.2 pts

166Manassas Park, VAVA16,56035.8%+4.5 pts

167Timberlake, VAVA12,72535.7%+3.3 pts

168Hollins, VAVA17,09735.4%−1.7 pts

169Marion, VAVA5,55535.1%+0.6 pts

170Woodbridge, VAVA43,94534.9%−17.9 pts

171Highland Springs, VAVA14,29634.8%+15.8 pts

172Portsmouth, VAVA96,77734.7%+3.9 pts

173Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25734.5%−2.2 pts

174Galax, VAVA6,67033.6%+2.0 pts

175Ettrick, VAVA5,91033.5%+18.2 pts

176Pulaski, VAVA8,80732.8%+9.4 pts

177Front Royal, VAVA15,72232.5%+5.6 pts

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

179Sudley, VAVA19,16232.3%+1.8 pts

180Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10932.3%+0.4 pts

181Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74931.0%+4.9 pts

182South Boston, VAVA7,79530.9%−0.9 pts

183Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78030.6%+5.4 pts

184Madison Heights, VAVA10,26630.0%+3.8 pts

185Petersburg, VAVA33,73429.4%+3.7 pts

186Dumfries, VAVA6,40529.3%+4.5 pts

187Martinsville, VAVA13,84928.5%+1.7 pts

188Danville, VAVA41,64728.4%+1.5 pts

189Buena Vista, VAVA6,67228.4%+0.6 pts

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

191Montrose, VAVA8,28526.3%+3.2 pts

192Hopewell, VAVA23,26125.9%+4.2 pts

193Strasburg, VAVA7,38025.4%+7.8 pts

194Richlands, VAVA5,05125.3%+4.8 pts

195Sandston, VAVA7,39925.2%+4.7 pts

196Bellwood, VAVA7,90724.9%+0.3 pts

197Woodstock, VAVA6,00221.6%−7.8 pts

198Bensley, VAVA5,94919.4%+5.4 pts

199Emporia, VAVA5,44718.7%−18.2 pts

200Covington, VAVA5,68018.5%−0.1 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES