Employers in Bland shed 52 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 576. Most people who work leave Bland to do it: just 9% work in town. The town’s mean commuting time stands at 18 minutes, below both the Virginia town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 14% of Bland residents live below the poverty line.

9%work in town

	Bland	Virginia towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	18 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	14%	7.7%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	8.9%	4.9%	8%

Where working residents work

In Bland9%

Rocky Gap11%

Bastian8%

Wytheville7%

Princeton7%

18 mi

median commute distance

576

jobs based in Bland

A job hub

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here576 jobs based here · A job hub Where people work9% work in Bland Commute times18 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 18 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Bland’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The Bland County Public Schools runs its public schools. 301 students attend the town’s public school.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Bland County ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	301	B⁻

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The districtsBland County Public Schools Every school1 school · Bland County Elementary Questions“Are Bland’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Housing

Homes in Bland are worth about $189K, by Zillow’s estimate

56% of households own their home in Bland. Values rose 8.3% in the 12 months to September 2026.

$189KZillow home value

Typical home value

Bland$189K

Virginia$412K

+8.3%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsUp 8.3% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.0 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

In Bland, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town

Expected losses in Bland break down as 62% from inland flooding and 31% from cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.

83risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Bland Get ready0.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Bland is cooler

Expect chilly winters and pleasant summers in Bland. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 23° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–44°

Spring39–63°

Summer57–80°

Fall41–65°

Oct 10

typical first frost

May 6

typical last frost

+1.1°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 23°Rain & snow27″ of snow a winter · 43 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.1° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Bland is

The share of adults in Bland who smoke cigarettes: 15%. The town beats the Virginia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. Among adults locally, 16% report frequent physical distress and 14% have diabetes.

	Bland	Virginia towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	33%	35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	12%	14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	14%	11%	12%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	15%	12%	14%

32 measures vs. Virginia

3 better22 too close to call7 worse

What stands out	Bland	VA
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity	8.8%	10.9%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	5.9%	7.1%
More adults with heart disease	9.4%	6.1%

Wythe County Community Hospital

10.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.2 miles to an ER · Wythe County Community Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than VA on 3 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Bland is conserved land

1.5 miles of trail. Bland’s concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 1,317 acres

1.5 mi

of trails · 0.7 per sq mi

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Trail map1.5 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Bland?”

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bland

18pages on Bland

The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than VA on 3 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$189K typical home · up 8.3% in a year Work & commute$62K median household income · 576 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 83% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors2 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions15 nearby · Bluestone National Scenic River 29 mi LibraryBland County Public Library CollegesWytheville Community College is 10.1 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1894 Famous people4 born in Bland Climate82° summer highs · 27″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 24315 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Bland

Wytheville Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Wytheville10.1 mi$5,007 in-state tuition Bluefield UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bluefield12.3 mi$26,770 tuition Bluefield State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bluefield, WV13.3 mi$10,648 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Bland residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A job hub

Every workday, about 565 people come to Bland for work

Where Bland’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

576jobs based in Bland

9%of working residents work in town

18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Famous people from Bland

4 notable people were born in Bland.

See all 4 →

Bob WilliamsAmerican football coach, college athletics administrator · 1877–1957

Daniel W. Bird Jr.American attorney and politician · born 1938

D. Woodrow BirdAmerican politician · 1912–1995

Lombe HonakerAmerican athlete and coach · 1888–1964

About Bland

Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

Bland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Bland County, Virginia, United States. Bland was originally known as Bland Court House. The population as of the 2020 Census was 312.

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Area: 2.1 sq mi
Elevation: 2,438 ft
ZIP code: 24315

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Jobs vs. working residents

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The data

A job hub: Bland has 4.7 jobs for every working resident and draws in 565 commuters