Massie House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainLow Moor has 2.8 jobs for every working resident: 467 people commute in to work
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Virginia has 18%. There are 474 jobs in Low Moor for 172 working residents. Only 4% work in Low Moor itself; outside it, Covington draws the most (13%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Low Moor on a workday
On a workday 165 residents head out to work and 7 work right here.
About 730 people are in Low Moor on a workday afternoon, 70% more 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.
The daily trip into Low Moor
Where Low Moor clocks in
13% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
In Low Moor, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Low Moor, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 474. 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 Low Moor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Low Moor
of Low Moor workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 156 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Low Moor
About 31% 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.
How Low Moor compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Selma (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Low Moor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Moor | – | — | — | — | $44,900 |
| Selma | 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Selma: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Low Moor’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 Low Moor: questions
What is the median household income in Low Moor?
$44,900 (±$9,604) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Low Moor?
14.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Low Moor work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Covington (13%, 6 mi), Clifton Forge (6%, 3 mi), Salem (3%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Low Moor 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 Low Moor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Low Moor
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.