Greater Newport Rural Historic District · Photo: Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD · CC BY-SA 4.0Eggleston has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 30 jobs in Eggleston, against 56 working residents. Hardly any stay in Eggleston for work; outside it, Blacksburg is the main destination (29%, 11 miles). 0% of workers work from home; Virginia has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Eggleston
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 91 people are in Eggleston on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Eggleston to work: where people go
Where Eggleston clocks in
29% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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 Eggleston
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eggleston, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 30. 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 Eggleston’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Eggleston
of Eggleston workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 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.
How far Eggleston goes to work
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 Eggleston: questions
What is the median household income in Eggleston?
$128,333 (±$18,566) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eggleston?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eggleston work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blacksburg (29%, 11 mi), Pearisburg (11%, 6 mi), Christiansburg (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eggleston 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 Eggleston, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eggleston
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.