# Cities in Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 39 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/virginia-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alexandria, VA | 78.3 |
| 2 | Herndon, VA | 76.4 |
| 3 | Leesburg, VA | 76 |
| 4 | Manassas Park, VA | 75.4 |
| 5 | Falls Church, VA | 72.6 |
| 6 | Manassas, VA | 72.2 |
| 7 | Fairfax, VA | 70.9 |
| 8 | Vienna, VA | 69.9 |
| 9 | Norfolk, VA | 69.9 |
| 10 | Fredericksburg, VA | 69.3 |
| 11 | Culpeper, VA | 68.8 |
| 12 | Virginia Beach, VA | 68.5 |
| 13 | Richmond, VA | 68.3 |
| 14 | Newport News, VA | 67.1 |
| 15 | Chesapeake, VA | 66.8 |
| 16 | Poquoson, VA | 65.7 |
| 17 | Christiansburg, VA | 65.6 |
| 18 | Suffolk, VA | 65.3 |
| 19 | Hampton, VA | 65.2 |
| 20 | Winchester, VA | 65 |
| 21 | Charlottesville, VA | 64.7 |
| 22 | Colonial Heights, VA | 64.1 |
| 23 | Waynesboro, VA | 64.1 |
| 24 | Portsmouth, VA | 63.8 |
| 25 | Warrenton, VA | 63.7 |
| 26 | Petersburg, VA | 63.4 |
| 27 | Hopewell, VA | 63.2 |
| 28 | Front Royal, VA | 62.8 |
| 29 | Roanoke, VA | 62.1 |
| 30 | Harrisonburg, VA | 61.9 |
| 31 | Radford, VA | 61 |
| 32 | Salem, VA | 59.9 |
| 33 | Staunton, VA | 59.6 |
| 34 | Lynchburg, VA | 58.9 |
| 35 | Martinsville, VA | 57.2 |
| 36 | Bristol, VA | 55.7 |
| 37 | Danville, VA | 54.1 |
| 38 | Blacksburg, VA | 50.8 |
| 39 | Williamsburg, VA | 48.7 |