Mason-Tillett House · Photo: B3nd3r77 · CC BY-SA 3.0Gasburg has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
82 jobs are based in Gasburg, and 210 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Gasburg itself; outside it, Richmond draws the most (7%, 71 miles). Working residents average 55 minutes each way; Virginia averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Gasburg, in brief
Gasburg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 55 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 422 hours of commuting, 215 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
58% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 210 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily trip from Gasburg: about 55 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 17.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gasburg workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 141 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.
The commute from Gasburg, by distance
About 58% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How many people are in Gasburg by day
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Gasburg on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Gasburg to work: where people go
Where Gasburg clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Gasburg: what the 82 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gasburg, 2014 → 2024: 70 → 82. 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 Gasburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Gasburg: questions
What is the median household income in Gasburg?
$77,917 (±$34,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gasburg?
14.6%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gasburg?
55 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gasburg work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (7%, 71 mi), Emporia (6%, 21 mi), Lawrenceville (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Gasburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gasburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gasburg
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.