Where Whitesville earns its living
There are 64 jobs in Whitesville, against 101 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Virginia as a whole. Hardly any work in Whitesville itself; outside it, Virginia Beach draws the most (7%, 72 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Whitesville, and who commutes in
On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28 people are in Whitesville on a workday afternoon, 57% fewer than live here.
0.63 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Whitesville goes to work
Where Whitesville clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
100% of the jobs in Whitesville pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitesville, 2014 → 2024: 63 → 64. 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 Whitesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Whitesville
of Whitesville workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 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.
Half of Whitesville commutes less than 14 miles
About 45% 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.
Around Whitesville: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitesville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesville | – | — | — | — | — |
| Parksley | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Lee Mont | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Parksley and Lee Mont: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitesville’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 Whitesville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Whitesville?
67.7%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Whitesville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Virginia Beach (7%, 72 mi), Accomac (6%, 4 mi), Chesapeake (4%, 84 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Whitesville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 82% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitesville
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.