Most of Bobtown commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
0% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Virginia as a whole. Employers in Bobtown report 37 jobs; 104 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bobtown; the top destination outside it is Accomac (6%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Bobtown
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 74 people are in Bobtown on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
The towns that employ Bobtown’s residents
Where Bobtown clocks in
6% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Bobtown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bobtown, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 37. 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 Bobtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bobtown
of Bobtown workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 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 distance from Bobtown to work
About 41% 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 Bobtown compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bobtown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobtown | – | — | — | — | $60,385 |
| Pungoteague | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pungoteague: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bobtown’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 Bobtown: questions
What is the median household income in Bobtown?
$60,385 (±$42,431) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bobtown?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bobtown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Accomac (6%, 9 mi), Exmore (5%, 8 mi), Onley (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bobtown 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 Bobtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bobtown
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.