Shannon Cemetery · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Parrott commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 8 jobs in Parrott, and 151 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Parrott itself; outside it, Blacksburg draws the most (12%, 11 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Virginia 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Parrott
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Parrott on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
The towns that employ Parrott’s residents
Where Parrott clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Parrott
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Parrott’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Parrott: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parrott workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Parrott
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 Parrott: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parrott workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parrott | – | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Belspring | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Belspring: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parrott’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 Parrott: questions
What is the poverty rate in Parrott?
19.5%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parrott?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parrott work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blacksburg (12%, 11 mi), Radford (11%, 8 mi), Pulaski (9%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parrott 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 Parrott, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parrott
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.