Photo: Wx4sno · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Snowville earns its living
31% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Hardly any stay in Snowville for work; outside it, Pulaski is the main destination (16%, 10 miles). The Census job records count 38 working residents of Snowville and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Snowville
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Snowville on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
The towns that employ Snowville’s residents
Where Snowville clocks in
16% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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 Snowville
of Snowville workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 31% 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 Snowville’s workers travel
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 Snowville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Snowville?
59.7%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Snowville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pulaski (16%, 10 mi), Blacksburg (11%, 17 mi), Christiansburg (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Snowville 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 Snowville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Snowville
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.