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Work & commute
About one in eight working residents works right in Bridgewater
Most working residents leave Bridgewater for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Harrisonburg (28%), Dayton (3%) and Staunton (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Bridgewater’s public schools outperform 55% of Virginia districts
The public schools Bridgewater’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 55% of Virginia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Adults 35 to 64 are 22% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 39% of residents (23% statewide). 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 42% across Virginia.
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BridgewaterVirginiaUnited States
Ages · share of residents
26%
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Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma7%
High school23%
Some college18%
Associate’s6%
Bachelor’s30%
Graduate17%
Ages and education in Bridgewater
Bridgewater
VA
U.S.
Under 10
13.7%
11.6%
11.6%
10 to 17
5.4%
10.1%
10.3%
18 to 24
25.8%
9.3%
9.1%
25 to 34
13.5%
13.5%
13.7%
35 to 44
9.4%
13.6%
13.2%
45 to 54
3.2%
12.5%
12.2%
55 to 64
9.3%
12.8%
12.7%
65 to 74
10.9%
9.9%
10.2%
75 and older
8.9%
6.8%
7%
No diploma
7.1%
8.4%
10.4%
High school
23%
23.9%
26%
Some college
17.6%
17.7%
19.1%
Associate’s
5.5%
7.8%
8.8%
Bachelor’s
29.5%
23.7%
21.6%
Graduate
17.2%
18.5%
14.1%
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimatesBy the numbers →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Bridgewater has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 19 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Bridgewater is an incorporated town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,596 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
