Shawneeland has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 1% work in Shawneeland itself; outside it, Winchester draws the most (21%, 9 miles). Employers in Shawneeland report 58 jobs, against 1,167 working residents. Jobs and income earn Shawneeland B; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Shawneeland: the gist
Shawneeland is a place people come home to
There are 58 jobs based in Shawneeland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Shawneeland has about 1,600 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Shawneeland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Shawneeland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Shawneeland is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #152 of 253 in Virginia. Unemployment holds Shawneeland’s grade up (2.7%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Shawneeland could be anywhere from C to A.
Shawneeland on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,155 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 46 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Shawneeland on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
About 39 minutes to work from Shawneeland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shawneeland workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,234 commuters (the 12% 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 far it is to work from Shawneeland
About 32% 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.
Where the trip to work from Shawneeland ends
Where Shawneeland clocks in
21% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
Jobs in Shawneeland: what the 58 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shawneeland, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 58. 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 Shawneeland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Shawneeland is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Shawneeland is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns, #253 of 253 in Virginia. Both inputs place Shawneeland near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,405 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Shawneeland households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Shawneeland’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Shawneeland ranks: 1,534th of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Sully Square VA | 2,394 | $176K | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | One Loudoun VA | 3,309 | $241K | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Oak Grove VA | 2,408 | $174K | 0.6% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,532 | Victor Township MI | 3,493 | $106K | 7.4% | 5.0% | 3% | B |
| 1,533 | Woodward Township PA | 2,480 | $86K | 6.3% | 3.0% | 5% | B |
| 1,534 | Shawneeland VA | 2,754 | $95K | 10.2% | 2.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,535 | Elida OH | 1,904 | $81K | 3.1% | 5.1% | 5% | B |
| 1,536 | Dunham Township IL | 2,783 | $93K | 0.9% | 13.8% | 5% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Shawneeland, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
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 Shawneeland: questions
What is the median household income in Shawneeland?
$95,337 (±$33,580) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shawneeland?
10.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shawneeland?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shawneeland work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winchester (21%, 9 mi), Harrisonburg (2%, 60 mi), Chantilly (2%, 53 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shawneeland walkable?
Shawneeland is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shawneeland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shawneeland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shawneeland
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.