Work & commute · Blackstone

Work & commute in Blackstone, VA

Most working residents leave Blackstone for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Richmond (7%), Farmville (3%) and Burkeville (2%). Half commute less than 33 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

13%

195 of 1,460 working residents

Typical commute

33 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 1,265 Blackstone residents head out of town to work, 195 work right here, and 1,318 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blackstone.

1,265live here, work elsewhere

195live and work here

1,318work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Blackstone goes to work

Blackstone (in town)right here

13%195

Richmond42.5 mi away

7%102

Farmville26.4 mi away

3%48

Burkeville12.8 mi away

2%24

Kenbridge10.9 mi away

2%24

Lynchburg69.2 mi away

2%23

Crewe9.8 mi away

1%17

Petersburg34.7 mi away

1%17

Brandermill31.1 mi away

1%17

Colonial Heights35.6 mi away

1%16

Everywhere elseother towns and states

67%977

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

How far

How far Blackstone commutes

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

25%

15%

36%

24%

25%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Blackstone is balanced between jobs and homes

1.04jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.04 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Blackstone are

1,513 jobs are based in Blackstone. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Blackstone’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Blackstone

1,513 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month35%

Jobs Blackstone residents hold

1,460 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month45%

+11%

Jobs based in Blackstone, 2013 → 2023: 1,369 → 1,513. 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.

Work & commute in Blackstone, VA

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

Where Blackstone goes to work

How far Blackstone commutes

Blackstone is balanced between jobs and homes

What the jobs in Blackstone are

Jobs based in Blackstone

Jobs Blackstone residents hold

How to read this page

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