Laymantown has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 70 jobs in Laymantown, and 897 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Laymantown is better than 85% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (D). Hardly any work in Laymantown; the top destination outside it is Roanoke (36%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Laymantown
Laymantown is a place people come home to
There are 70 jobs based in Laymantown, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Laymantown has about 800 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Laymantown and Roanoke trade workers both ways
Roanoke is the top workplace for Laymantown residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Laymantown come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 897 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Laymantown’s grade explained
The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 58% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Laymantown’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Laymantown could be anywhere from A− to A.
Laymantown quiets down on a workday
On a workday 895 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 800 people are in Laymantown on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
Where Laymantown goes to work
Where Laymantown clocks in
36% 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.
The kinds of work in Laymantown
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Laymantown, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 70. 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 Laymantown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Laymantown: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Laymantown workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 592 commuters (the 19% 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 Laymantown works
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.
Getting around Laymantown: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 733 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Laymantown households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Laymantown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 6,161 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,200, Laymantown comes 488th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 15 | Great Falls Crossing VA | 1,414 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 75 | Mason Neck VA | 2,039 | $168K | 1.1% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
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| 98 | Bull Run Mountain Estates VA | 1,827 | $250K | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 486 | Jackson Township IN | 1,999 | $102K | 3.5% | 5.2% | 3% | A |
| 487 | Sharon WI | 2,124 | $96K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 2% | A |
| 488 | Laymantown VA | 1,626 | $88K | 1.2% | 3.7% | <1% | A |
| 489 | Big Rock Township IL | 1,739 | $158K | 10.7% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| 490 | Monroe Township IN | 1,315 | $128K | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 6,161 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Laymantown, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Around Laymantown: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Laymantown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laymantown | – | A | D | 23 min | $88,401 |
| Blue Ridge | under 2% | A− | D− | 23 min | $75,871 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Laymantown’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 Laymantown: questions
What is the median household income in Laymantown?
$88,401 (±$10,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Laymantown?
1.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Laymantown?
23 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Laymantown work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roanoke (36%, 8 mi), Salem (7%, 12 mi), Hollins (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Laymantown walkable?
Laymantown is more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Laymantown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Laymantown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Laymantown
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.