Photo: The original uploader was Ser Amantio di Nicolao at English Wikipedia. · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Groveton (9.8%) is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
25% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Virginia as a whole. Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. Only 2% work in Groveton; the top destination outside it is Washington (17%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Groveton, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Groveton
67% of Groveton residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 35% of the jobs based in Groveton pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Groveton workers cross into Washington, D.C.
22% of Groveton workers work outside Virginia, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Washington (17%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Groveton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Groveton are in trade, transport and utilities, against 14% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Groveton are held by workers 29 or younger, against 21% of Groveton’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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.
What’s behind Groveton’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Groveton is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #174 of 253 in Virginia. Job access by car holds Groveton’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Groveton could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
The 1,929 jobs based in Groveton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Groveton, 2013 → 2023: 1,820 → 1,929. 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 Groveton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Groveton goes to work
Where Groveton clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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.
Getting to work from Groveton takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Groveton workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,164 commuters (the 25% 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 works in Groveton, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 5,948 residents head out to work, 109 work right here, and 1,820 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,800 people are in Groveton on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.32 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Groveton
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.
Groveton is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,872 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 58% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 12.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 9.2% of Groveton households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 10% of Groveton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Groveton is 1,287th of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Wakefield VA | 11,930 | $238K | 1.8% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Franconia VA | 18,335 | $152K | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,285 | Auburn GA | 10,110 | $77K | 11.7% | 4.6% | 2% | B |
| 1,286 | Lenox Township MI | 13,251 | $72K | 12.0% | 4.2% | 3% | B |
| 1,287 | Groveton VA | 13,931 | $102K | 13.2% | 9.8% | 2% | B |
| 1,288 | Perrysburg Township OH | 13,783 | $74K | 10.1% | 5.0% | 10% | B |
| 1,289 | West Haverstraw NY | 11,025 | $86K | 17.9% | 4.9% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Groveton, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Groveton and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Hybla Valley (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Groveton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groveton | – | B | A+ | 33 min | $101,974 |
| Hayfield | under 2% | A+ | A | 29 min | $192,250 |
| Belle Haven | under 2% | A+ | A | 34 min | $140,574 |
| Hybla Valley | 1% | B | A+ | 32 min | $80,959 |
| Rose Hill | under 2% | A+ | A+ | 33 min | $174,950 |
| Fort Hunt | under 2% | A+ | A | 31 min | $216,038 |
| Fort Belvoir | under 2% | A | A | 24 min | $104,205 |
| Woodlawn | under 2% | B | A+ | 32 min | $91,884 |
| Huntington | under 2% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $99,956 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Groveton’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 Groveton: questions
What is the median household income in Groveton?
$101,974 (±$10,750) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Groveton?
13.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Groveton?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Groveton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (17%, 12 mi), Alexandria (10%, 5 mi), Arlington (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Groveton walkable?
Groveton is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 11% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Groveton without a car?
10% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 58% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Groveton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Groveton
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.