Photo: Pi.1415926535 · CC BY-SA 3.0Atlantic has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Atlantic report 29 jobs; 343 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Atlantic; the top destination outside it is Accomac (7%, 16 miles). Home is the office for 39% of workers, against 18% across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Atlantic and work: the main findings
Atlantic is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Atlantic, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Atlantic has about 28 people in it, 92% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
45% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Atlantic
39% of Atlantic workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 343 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Atlantic
On a workday 342 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28 people are in Atlantic on a workday afternoon, 92% 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.
How many miles Atlantic commutes
About 45% 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.
How long Atlantic spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atlantic workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 39% 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.
Where people from Atlantic work
Where Atlantic clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
Atlantic works in goods: 72% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atlantic, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 29. 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 Atlantic’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Atlantic and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Wattsville (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atlantic workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | – | — | — | 29 min | $107,143 |
| Wattsville | 2% | C | B | 19 min | $69,380 |
| Temperanceville | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Temperanceville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Atlantic’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Atlantic: questions
What is the median household income in Atlantic?
$107,143 (±$89,238) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atlantic?
9.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atlantic?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atlantic work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Accomac (7%, 16 mi), Chincoteague (5%, 9 mi), Pocomoke City (4%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Atlantic 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 Atlantic, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atlantic
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.