Work & commute · Drakes Branch

Work & commute in Drakes Branch, VA

Most working residents leave Drakes Branch for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Lynchburg (6%), Charlotte Court House (6%) and Keysville (4%). Half commute less than 37 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 210 working residents

Typical commute

37 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 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 208 Drakes Branch residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 70 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Drakes Branch.

208live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

70work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Drakes Branch goes to work

Lynchburg43.1 mi away

6%13

Charlotte Court House4.8 mi away

6%12

Keysville7.4 mi away

4%8

Boydton25.4 mi away

2%4

Halifax24.1 mi away

2%4

Farmville23.7 mi away

2%4

South Hill32 mi away

2%4

Fairview13.6 mi away

2%4

Riverdale27.3 mi away

2%4

Burkeville26.1 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

71%150

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

How far

How far Drakes Branch commutes

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

19%

17%

28%

36%

19%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

36%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Drakes Branch is a commuter town

0.34jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Drakes Branch are

72 jobs are based in Drakes Branch. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Drakes Branch’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Drakes Branch

72 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month53%

Over $3,333 a month22%

Jobs Drakes Branch residents hold

210 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month45%

+33%

Jobs based in Drakes Branch, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 72. 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.