Work & commute · Big Stone Gap East

Work & commute in Big Stone Gap East, VA

Most working residents leave Big Stone Gap East for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Big Stone Gap (15%), Wise (14%) and Norton (11%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 268 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 267 Big Stone Gap East residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Big Stone Gap East.

267live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

42work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Big Stone Gap East goes to work

Big Stone Gap2.1 mi away

15%39

Wise11.2 mi away

14%38

Norton7.4 mi away

11%30

Pound18.6 mi away

3%8

Kingsport, TN27.2 mi away

2%6

Lebanon36.8 mi away

2%6

Claypool Hill56.3 mi away

1%4

Bristol, TN36.6 mi away

1%3

Coeburn15.8 mi away

1%3

Appalachia3.7 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%128

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Big Stone Gap East commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

33%

30%

17%

19%

33%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Big Stone Gap East is a commuter town

0.16jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Big Stone Gap East are

43 jobs are based in Big Stone Gap East. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Big Stone Gap East’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Big Stone Gap East

43 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities40%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month49%

Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Big Stone Gap East residents hold

268 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month45%

+10%

Jobs based in Big Stone Gap East, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 43. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.