Finney-Lee House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Oak Level commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% stay in Oak Level for work; outside it, Martinsville is the main destination (11%, 9 miles). Employers in Oak Level report 154 jobs; 313 of its residents have a job. 7% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Oak Level, in a few figures
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Virginia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oak Level workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 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.
How many people are in Oak Level by day
On a workday 308 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 149 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Oak Level 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.
Where Oak Level’s working residents head each day
Where Oak Level clocks in
11% of workers
5% 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 kinds of work in Oak Level
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oak Level, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 154. 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 Oak Level’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Oak Level
About 15% 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 Oak Level
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oak Level workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Level | – | — | — | 34 min | $31,000 |
| Stanleytown | under 2% | C− | D | 18 min | $40,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Oak Level’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 Oak Level: questions
What is the median household income in Oak Level?
$31,000 (±$22,900) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oak Level?
32.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oak Level?
34 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oak Level work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Martinsville (11%, 9 mi), Collinsville (7%, 6 mi), Roanoke (5%, 33 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Oak Level without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oak Level, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oak Level
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.