Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWintergreen has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
32% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. There are 6 jobs in Wintergreen for 127 working residents. Hardly any work in Wintergreen; the top destination outside it is Charlottesville (11%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Wintergreen: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 127 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Wintergreen on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Where the trip to work from Wintergreen ends
Where Wintergreen clocks in
11% of workers
9% 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.
Goods jobs make up 33% of work in Wintergreen
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wintergreen, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 6. 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 Wintergreen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Wintergreen
of Wintergreen workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 commuters (the 32% 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 Wintergreen
About 16% 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.
How Wintergreen compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Nellysford (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wintergreen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wintergreen | – | — | — | — | $120,346 |
| Nellysford | 3% | B− | B | 25 min | $136,442 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wintergreen’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 Wintergreen: questions
What is the median household income in Wintergreen?
$120,346 (±$89,770) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wintergreen?
10.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wintergreen work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlottesville (11%, 26 mi), Waynesboro (9%, 11 mi), Harrisonburg (5%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wintergreen 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 Wintergreen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wintergreen
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.