With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Gargatha works elsewhere
Employers in Gargatha report 43 jobs for 176 working residents. Hardly any work in Gargatha itself; outside it, Accomac draws the most (9%, 7 miles). Working residents average 20 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Gargatha, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 176 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Gargatha on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Commuting out of Gargatha: the destinations
Where Gargatha clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Gargatha
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gargatha, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 43. 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 Gargatha’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Gargatha
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gargatha workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 242 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where in the region Gargatha works
About 40% 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.
The towns around Gargatha
The biggest share goes to Nelsonia (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gargatha workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargatha | – | — | — | 20 min | $64,375 |
| Nelsonia | 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Nelsonia: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gargatha’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 Gargatha: questions
What is the median household income in Gargatha?
$64,375 (±$51,207) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gargatha?
13.8%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gargatha?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gargatha work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Accomac (9%, 7 mi), Chincoteague (5%, 16 mi), Nelsonia (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gargatha 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 Gargatha, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gargatha
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.