Wythe County Poorhouse Farm · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Max Meadows commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Max Meadows; the top destination outside it is Wytheville (24%, 7 miles). Max Meadows has 3 jobs; 259 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Max Meadows apart
Max Meadows is a place people come home to
There are 3 jobs based in Max Meadows, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Max Meadows has about 340 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Max Meadows workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 259 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Max Meadows on a workday
On a workday 259 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Max Meadows on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
How long Max Meadows spends getting to work: 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 Max Meadows workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 330 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 towns that employ Max Meadows’ residents
Where Max Meadows clocks in
24% of workers
4% 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.
What Max Meadows’ employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Max Meadows, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 3. 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 Max Meadows’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Max Meadows
About 18% 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.
Around Max Meadows: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Fort Chiswell (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Max Meadows workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Meadows | – | — | — | 25 min | $58,781 |
| Fort Chiswell | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fort Chiswell: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Max Meadows’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 Max Meadows: questions
What is the median household income in Max Meadows?
$58,781 (±$3,649) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Max Meadows?
16.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Max Meadows?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Max Meadows work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wytheville (24%, 7 mi), Pulaski (4%, 12 mi), Blacksburg (3%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Max Meadows 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 Max Meadows, from the people who make the trip.
More of Max Meadows
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.