Humpback Bridge · Public domainCallaghan has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Callaghan report 50 jobs, and 90 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Callaghan itself; outside it, Covington draws the most (23%, 6 miles). Working residents average 16 minutes each way, where Virginia has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Callaghan quiets down on a workday
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Callaghan on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 Callaghan to work: where people go
Where Callaghan clocks in
23% of workers
4% 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 Callaghan are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Callaghan, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 50. 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 Callaghan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Callaghan: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Callaghan workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 commuters (the 18% 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 Callaghan, 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 Callaghan: questions
What is the median household income in Callaghan?
$74,271 (±$42,344) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Callaghan?
10.1%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Callaghan?
16 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Callaghan work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Covington (23%, 6 mi), Roanoke (4%, 37 mi), Lewisburg (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Callaghan 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 Callaghan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Callaghan
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.