Work, pay and getting to work in Locust Grove
Employers in Locust Grove report 38 jobs for 65 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Virginia as a whole has 18%. Hardly any work in Locust Grove itself; outside it, Winchester draws the most (12%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Locust Grove
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Locust Grove on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Out of Locust Grove to work: where people go
Where Locust Grove clocks in
12% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 29% of the jobs in Locust Grove
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Locust Grove, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 38. 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 Locust Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Locust Grove
of Locust Grove workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 commuters (the 0% 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 distance from Locust Grove to work
About 33% 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.
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 Locust Grove: questions
What is the poverty rate in Locust Grove?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Locust Grove work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winchester (12%, 19 mi), Strasburg (9%, 4 mi), Woodstock (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Locust Grove
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.