Laurel Park has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 34% of workers, the job is at home (Virginia 18%). There are 73 jobs in Laurel Park; 251 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Laurel Park; the top destination outside it is Martinsville (24%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Laurel Park at work: what stands out
Laurel Park and Martinsville trade workers both ways
Martinsville is the top workplace for Laurel Park residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Laurel Park come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Laurel Park is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Laurel Park, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Laurel Park has about 380 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Laurel Park residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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; with 251 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Laurel Park to work: where people go
Where Laurel Park clocks in
24% of workers
7% 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.
Laurel Park by day and by night
On a workday 251 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Laurel Park on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Half of Laurel Park commutes less than 7 miles
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 kinds of work in Laurel Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laurel Park, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 73. 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 Laurel Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Laurel Park
of Laurel Park workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 100 commuters (the 34% 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.
How Laurel Park compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laurel Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Park | – | — | — | — | $41,700 |
| Chatmoss | under 1% | B | C− | 22 min | $73,643 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laurel Park’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 Laurel Park: questions
What is the median household income in Laurel Park?
$41,700 (±$20,070) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laurel Park?
5.1%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Laurel Park work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Martinsville (24%, 4 mi), Collinsville (10%, 7 mi), Danville (7%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Laurel Park 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 Laurel Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laurel Park
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.