Most of Big Stone Gap East commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers have no commute at all; Virginia has 18%. Employers in Big Stone Gap East report 49 jobs; 266 of its residents have a job. Poverty touches 33.0% of residents; Virginia has 9.9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Big Stone Gap East
Big Stone Gap East is a place people come home to
There are 49 jobs based in Big Stone Gap East, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Big Stone Gap East has about 350 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Big Stone Gap East workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 266 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Big Stone Gap East: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 264 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Big Stone Gap East on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Working from home in Big Stone Gap East
of Big Stone Gap East workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 83 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.
21% of working residents work in Big Stone Gap
Where Big Stone Gap East clocks in
21% of workers
16% of workers
8% 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.
What Big Stone Gap East’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Stone Gap East, 2014 → 2024: 39 → 49. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Big Stone Gap East’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Big Stone Gap East
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
21% of Big Stone Gap East works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Big Stone Gap East workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Stone Gap East | – | — | — | — | $20,938 |
| Big Stone Gap | 21% | D | A− | 19 min | $54,581 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Big Stone Gap. Darker towns draw more of Big Stone Gap East’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 2024, 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 Big Stone Gap East: questions
What is the median household income in Big Stone Gap East?
$20,938 (±$17,046) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Big Stone Gap East?
33.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Big Stone Gap East work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Big Stone Gap (21%, 2 mi), Wise (16%, 11 mi), Norton (8%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Big Stone Gap East without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Big Stone Gap East, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Stone Gap East
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.