Chimney Rock Farm · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPounding Mill has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 78 jobs in Pounding Mill, and 143 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Pounding Mill itself; outside it, Richlands draws the most (17%, 6 miles). At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (Virginia 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Pounding Mill, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 142 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Pounding Mill on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Pounding Mill to work: where people go
Where Pounding Mill clocks in
17% of workers
10% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 73% of the jobs in Pounding Mill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pounding Mill, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 78. 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 Pounding Mill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Pounding Mill, about 36 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pounding Mill workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 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.
Pounding Mill’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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.
How Pounding Mill compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Claypool Hill (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pounding Mill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pounding Mill | – | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Claypool Hill | 6% | D | C− | 24 min | $45,446 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pounding Mill’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 Pounding Mill: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pounding Mill?
4.1%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pounding Mill?
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 Pounding Mill work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richlands (17%, 6 mi), Tazewell (10%, 12 mi), Claypool Hill (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pounding Mill 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 Pounding Mill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pounding Mill
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.