Work, pay and getting to work in Locust Mount
Hardly any stay in Locust Mount for work; outside it, Selbyville is the main destination (11%, 64 miles). 0% of workers work from home (Virginia 18%). No jobs are based in Locust Mount in the Census job records; 9 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Locust Mount for work, and who comes in
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Locust Mount’s residents
Where Locust Mount clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
Working from home in Locust Mount
of Locust Mount workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 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.
How far Locust Mount goes to work
About 67% 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 Mount: questions
What is the poverty rate in Locust Mount?
33.7%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Locust Mount work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Selbyville (11%, 64 mi), Virginia Beach (11%, 60 mi), Norfolk (11%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Locust Mount without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 45% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Locust Mount, from the people who make the trip.
More of Locust Mount
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.