Photo: Rutke421 16:24, 23 December 2008 (UTC) · CC BY-SA 3.0Meadowview has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Meadowview has 36 jobs; 280 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Meadowview itself; outside it, Abingdon draws the most (15%, 6 miles). 7% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Virginia as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Meadowview: the figures worth knowing
Fewer jobs are based in Meadowview than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Meadowview fell from 443 in 2013 to 36 in 2023, −92%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Meadowview is a place people come home to
There are 36 jobs based in Meadowview, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Meadowview has about 630 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Meadowview and Abingdon trade workers both ways
Abingdon is the top workplace for Meadowview residents (15%) and also where the most people who work in Meadowview come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 280 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs in Meadowview: what the 36 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meadowview, 2013 → 2023: 443 → 36. 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 Meadowview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Meadowview on a workday
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 630 people are in Meadowview on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Meadowview to work: where people go
Where Meadowview clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
About 19 minutes each way, quicker than most of Virginia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meadowview workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 355 commuters (the 7% 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 Meadowview to work
About 20% 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.
The towns around Meadowview
The biggest share goes to Emory (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meadowview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowview | – | — | — | 19 min | $74,318 |
| Emory | 3% | A− | B+ | 33 min | $111,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meadowview’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 Meadowview: questions
What is the median household income in Meadowview?
$74,318 (±$23,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meadowview?
7.5%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meadowview?
19 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meadowview work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Abingdon (15%, 6 mi), Bristol (8%, 18 mi), Marion (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meadowview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meadowview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meadowview
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.