Photo: Us Census bureau · Public domainCharles City draws 361 commuters a day, with 8.3 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Virginia has 18%. There are 365 jobs in Charles City, and 44 of its residents work somewhere. About one in ten work in Charles City; the top destination outside it is Williamsburg (9%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Charles City on a workday
On a workday 40 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 390 people are in Charles City on a workday afternoon, 502% more 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.
Where Charles City’s workers come from
Where Charles City clocks in
9% of workers
2% 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.
In Charles City, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Charles City, 2014 → 2024: 156 → 365. 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 Charles City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Charles City
of Charles City workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 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.
Miles to work from Charles City
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.
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 Charles City: questions
What is the poverty rate in Charles City?
6.3%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Charles City work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsburg (9%, 20 mi), Southern Shores (2%, 112 mi), Hopewell (2%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Charles City 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 Charles City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charles City
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.