Lorton is a medium-sized town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 20,072 people and six associated neighborhoods, Lorton is the 48th largest community in Virginia. Lorton home prices are not only among the most expensive in Virginia, but Lorton real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Lorton is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 88.97% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Lorton is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lorton who work in computer science and math (14.19%), business and financial occupations (13.25%), and management occupations (10.85%). Lorton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Lorton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Lorton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 24.74% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In Lorton, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.04 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Lorton use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Lorton‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.If knowledge is power, Lorton is a pretty powerful place. 60.62% of the adults in Lorton have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Lorton in 2022 was $54,550, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $218,200 for a family of four. Lorton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Lorton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lorton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Lorton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.97% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Lorton include English, German, Irish, Ethiopian, and Ghanian. Lorton also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 32.68%. The most common language spoken in Lorton is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.
