Stephen G. Bourne House · Photo: Bonita L. Harless · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Stevens Creek commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Stevens Creek report 4 jobs; 103 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Stevens Creek itself; outside it, Galax draws the most (20%, 6 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Stevens Creek on a workday
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 49 people are in Stevens Creek on a workday afternoon, 67% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Stevens Creek’s residents
Where Stevens Creek clocks in
20% of workers
11% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Stevens Creek
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stevens Creek, 2014 → 2024: 2 → 4. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Stevens Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Stevens Creek
of Stevens Creek workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 61 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Stevens Creek
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Stevens Creek and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stevens Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Creek | – | — | — | — | — |
| Hilltown | under 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hilltown: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stevens Creek’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 2024, 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 Stevens Creek: questions
What is the poverty rate in Stevens Creek?
48.0%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stevens Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galax (20%, 6 mi), Independence (11%, 11 mi), Wytheville (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Stevens Creek 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 Stevens Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stevens Creek
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.