Jobs based in Gargatha grew to 43 in 2023, 30 more than in 2013. Its average trip to work is 20 minutes, below both the Virginia town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 14% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The top destinations are Accomac (9%), Chincoteague (5%) and Nelsonia (3%).

0%work in town

	Gargatha	Virginia towns	U.S. towns
Average trip to work	20 minutes	27 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	14%	7.7%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Gargatha0%

Accomac9%

Chincoteague5%

Nelsonia3%

Salisbury2%

20 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Gargatha

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here43 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Gargatha Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Gargatha: hurricanes

Gargatha’s risk rating from FEMA is 68 of 100. FEMA puts nearly two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 21% to inland flooding.

68risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HurricanesInland flooding

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready0.3 events a year, on average · Ready for hurricanes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Gargatha

The range runs from 31° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 8 inches of snow a winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter32–48°

Spring47–64°

Summer68–84°

Fall53–69°

Nov 11

typical first frost

Mar 31

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 86°, January lows 31°Rain & snow8″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Gargatha is

In Gargatha, 37% of adults feel lonely, against 34% in Virginia’s towns and 33% across U.S. towns. The share of adults in Gargatha who have diabetes: 17%.

	Gargatha	Virginia towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	44%	33%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	17%	11%	12%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	27%	17%	19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	33%	23%	25%

32 measures vs. Virginia

0 better12 too close to call20 worse

What stands out	Gargatha	VA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	23.9%	11.1%
More adults facing food insecurity	21.7%	13.1%
More adults facing housing insecurity	17.2%	10.9%

Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

10.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.2 miles to an ER · Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than VA on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 7.4% of Gargatha

2.5 miles of trail. The trail density in Gargatha is 0.8 miles per square mile.

7.4%conserved

	Gargatha	Virginia towns	U.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile	0.8 miles per square mile	0.7	0.4
Conserved land	7.4%	4.7%	4.3%

7.4%

conserved · 141 of 1,899 acres

2.5 mi

of trails · 0.8 per sq mi

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Trail map2.5 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walkPick a walk Conserved land7.4% conserved · 141 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Gargatha?”

Nearby attractions

USS Texas and 5 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gargatha. Close and well known come first.

All 14 attractions →

28 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas

10 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year

4 mi MuseumEastern Shore Railway Museum 39 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury Zoo

12 mi MuseumNASA Visitor Center

38 mi GardenSalisbury University Arboretum

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Everything we know about Gargatha

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The big questions

HealthBetter than VA on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$64K median household income · 43 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 68% of U.S. communities · hurricanes

Out and about

Outdoors3 mi of trails · 7% conserved land PlacesAttractions14 nearby · Eastern Shore Railway Museum 4 mi LibraryEastern Shore Public Library CollegesEastern Shore Community College is 14.3 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1888 Climate86° summer highs · 8″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Gargatha

Eastern Shore Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Melfa14.3 mi$5,082 in-state tuition

About 1 of every 100 Gargatha residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Gargatha for work

Where Gargatha’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

43jobs based in Gargatha

0%of working residents work in town

20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Gargatha

Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

Gargatha is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 415.

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Area: 3.0 sq mi

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Gargatha has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work