Photo: MarmadukePercy · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Fieldale commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Fieldale has 176 jobs for 353 working residents. Only 1% work in Fieldale itself; outside it, Martinsville draws the most (18%, 4 miles). 11% of workers work from home (Virginia 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fieldale and work: the main findings
Fewer jobs are based in Fieldale than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Fieldale fell from 1,387 in 2013 to 176 in 2023, −87%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Fieldale are quick
The average trip to work takes 22 minutes, against 27 across Virginia. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Virginia worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 353 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs in Fieldale: what the 176 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fieldale, 2013 → 2023: 1,387 → 176. 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 Fieldale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Fieldale spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fieldale workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 commuters (the 11% 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.
Who commutes out of Fieldale, and who commutes in
On a workday 349 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 172 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Fieldale on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 Fieldale’s residents
Where Fieldale clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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.
How far it is to work from Fieldale
About 15% 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.
Fieldale and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Collinsville (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fieldale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldale | – | — | — | 22 min | $45,114 |
| Collinsville | 8% | C− | C+ | 19 min | $52,158 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fieldale’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 Fieldale: questions
What is the median household income in Fieldale?
$45,114 (±$24,452) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fieldale?
2.4%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fieldale?
22 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fieldale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Martinsville (18%, 4 mi), Collinsville (8%, 2 mi), Rocky Mount (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fieldale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fieldale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fieldale
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.