Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0At 1.7%, unemployment in Massanutten is lower than in 88% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Massanutten are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Massanutten is ahead of 82% of U.S. towns. About one in ten work in Massanutten itself; outside it, Harrisonburg draws the most (26%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Massanutten, in a few figures
Nearly all the work in Massanutten is services
96% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 2% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Massanutten
57% of Massanutten residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 28% of the jobs based in Massanutten pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 89% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Massanutten and Harrisonburg trade workers both ways
Harrisonburg is the top workplace for Massanutten residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Massanutten come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Massanutten pay little
29% of the jobs based in Massanutten pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 40% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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.
The four measures behind Massanutten’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Massanutten is better than 86% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Massanutten’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 31% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Massanutten could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Most jobs in Massanutten are in services
1,472 jobs are based in Massanutten.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Massanutten, 2013 → 2023: 1,245 → 1,472. 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 Massanutten’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the trip to work from Massanutten ends
Where Massanutten clocks in
26% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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 daily flow of workers through Massanutten
On a workday 963 residents head out to work, 124 work right here, and 1,348 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Massanutten on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.35 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Getting to work from Massanutten takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Massanutten workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,115 commuters (the 12% 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 Massanutten’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Few in Massanutten walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Massanutten is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Massanutten near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,272 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). 3.8% of Massanutten households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Massanutten’s commuters take a bus or train.
Massanutten next to U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100: 509th of 5,328 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 10 | Sully Square VA | 2,394 | $176K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Oak Grove VA | 2,408 | $174K | 0.6% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 57 | Mason Neck VA | 2,039 | $168K | 1.1% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 507 | South Franklin Township PA | 2,855 | $89K | 0.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 508 | Kossuth WI | 1,978 | $97K | 5.5% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| 509 | Massanutten VA | 2,261 | $108K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 11% | A |
| 510 | Tremont IL | 2,243 | $80K | 5.1% | 0.3% | 5% | A |
| 511 | Laurel Springs NJ | 1,999 | $119K | 4.3% | 5.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Massanutten, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Next door to Massanutten
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Massanutten workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massanutten | – | A | D | 25 min | $108,207 |
| McGaheysville | under 2% | C+ | C− | 25 min | $66,761 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Massanutten’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 Massanutten: questions
What is the median household income in Massanutten?
$108,207 (±$12,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Massanutten?
1.9%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Massanutten?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Massanutten work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrisonburg (26%, 8 mi), Elkton (4%, 6 mi), Charlottesville (2%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Massanutten walkable?
Massanutten is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Massanutten without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Massanutten, from the people who make the trip.
More of Massanutten
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.