Most of Schooner Bay commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Schooner Bay has 3 jobs, against 30 working residents. Hardly any work in Schooner Bay itself; outside it, Eastville draws the most (7%, 30 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Virginia as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Schooner Bay, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Schooner Bay on a workday afternoon, 12% 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 Schooner Bay’s residents
Where Schooner Bay clocks in
7% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Schooner Bay’s jobs are in goods
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 Schooner Bay’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Schooner Bay
of Schooner Bay workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Schooner Bay
About 34% 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.
Work in the towns next to Schooner Bay
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Schooner Bay workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schooner Bay | – | — | — | — | $51,154 |
| Deep Creek | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Deep Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Schooner Bay’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 Schooner Bay: questions
What is the median household income in Schooner Bay?
$51,154 (±$10,019) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Schooner Bay?
25.6%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Schooner Bay work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Eastville (7%, 30 mi), Onley (7%, 6 mi), Gloucester Courthouse (7%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Schooner Bay 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 Schooner Bay, from the people who make the trip.
More of Schooner Bay
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.