Work and commuting in Savage Town
The Census job records count 30 working residents of Savage Town and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Virginia as a whole. Hardly any stay in Savage Town for work; outside it, Exmore is the main destination (10%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Savage Town
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Savage Town on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Savage Town: the destinations
Where Savage Town clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Savage Town
of Savage Town workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 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.
Miles to work from Savage Town
About 43% 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.
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 Savage Town: questions
What is the poverty rate in Savage Town?
0.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Savage Town work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Exmore (10%, 2 mi), Norfolk (10%, 50 mi), Wachapreague (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Savage Town 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 Savage Town, from the people who make the trip.
More of Savage Town
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.