With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hilltown works elsewhere
7 jobs are based in Hilltown; 86 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Hilltown; the top destination outside it is Galax (23%, 6 miles). For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 18% across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Hilltown, and who commutes in
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Hilltown 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Hilltown: the destinations
Where Hilltown clocks in
23% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Making and building: 71% of jobs based in Hilltown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Hilltown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Hilltown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hilltown workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 140 commuters (the 8% 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.
Hilltown’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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 Hilltown
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hilltown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltown | – | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Stevens Creek | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stevens Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hilltown’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 Hilltown: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hilltown?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hilltown?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hilltown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galax (23%, 6 mi), Independence (6%, 12 mi), Hillsville (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hilltown 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 Hilltown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hilltown
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.