Work & commute · Emory

Work & commute in Emory, VA

Most working residents leave Emory for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Abingdon (21%), Marion (7%) and Bristol (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

16 of 396 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 380 Emory residents head out of town to work, 16 work right here, and 444 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Emory.

380live here, work elsewhere

16live and work here

444work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Emory goes to work

Abingdon9.4 mi away

21%82

Marion17.7 mi away

7%26

Bristol21.4 mi away

7%26

Emory (in town)right here

4%16

Bristol, TN26.4 mi away

3%11

Saltville7.6 mi away

2%9

Chilhowie8.1 mi away

2%8

Atkins24.5 mi away

2%8

Kingsport, TN43.6 mi away

1%5

Roanoke108.7 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%201

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

How far

How far Emory commutes

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

36%

32%

12%

20%

36%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Emory is balanced between jobs and homes

1.16jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Emory are

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

Jobs based in Emory

460 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)97%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Emory residents hold

396 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+1991%

Jobs based in Emory, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 460. 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.