Abbs Valley has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Abbs Valley for work; outside it, Tazewell is the main destination (11%, 8 miles). 2 jobs are based in Abbs Valley, and 89 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 18% for Virginia as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Abbs Valley on a workday
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 37 people are in Abbs Valley on a workday afternoon, 70% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Abbs Valley to work: where people go
Where Abbs Valley clocks in
11% of workers
6% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most jobs in Abbs Valley are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Abbs Valley, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 2. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Abbs Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Abbs Valley
of Abbs Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 37 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The commute from Abbs Valley, by distance
About 28% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Abbs Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Abbs Valley?
$52,132 (±$43,676) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Abbs Valley?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Abbs Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tazewell (11%, 8 mi), Bluefield (6%, 10 mi), Bluefield (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Abbs Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Abbs Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Abbs Valley
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.