Groveton, Virginia.
A community in Fairfax County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Fairfax County’s.
Living in Groveton, Fairfax County, Virginia
Groveton, in Fairfax County, had 15,725 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $101,974 a year and half less, against $153,637 across Fairfax County; 13% of its people live below the poverty line. 54% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 46% are rented. Unemployment in Fairfax County was 3.3% in August 2026, and the county had 0.3% fewer jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in professional services, then schools and health care.
- 5,347households
- 47%of adults have a degree
- 13%below the poverty line
- 33 mintypical commute
- 25%work from home
What residents work in
Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Fairfax County had 634,638 jobs in 2025, 0.3% fewer than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Weather through the year
Coldest in January, with highs near 44° and lows near 27°; warmest in July, with highs near 88° and lows near 69°. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year.
Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Oxon Hill weather station, 7 miles away (NOAA).
Largest workplaces in Groveton
- TargetDiscount department stores191
- Lowe's Companies, INCHomecenter149
- GiantGrocery stores98
- Krispy Kreme DoughnutBakeries with baking from flour on the premises, retailing not for immediate consumption40
Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 4 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 478 people in all. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.
Natural hazards
- Winter weatherrelatively high in parts of GrovetonRelatively moderate
- Lightningrelatively high in parts of GrovetonRelatively moderate
FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Groveton’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.
From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Fairfax County.