Work & commute · Lunenburg

Work & commute in Lunenburg, VA

Most working residents leave Lunenburg for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Kenbridge (8%), Farmville (4%) and South Hill (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 49 working residents

Typical commute

25 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 46 Lunenburg residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 118 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lunenburg.

46live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

118work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lunenburg goes to work

Kenbridge7.7 mi away

8%4

Lunenburg (in town)right here

6%3

Farmville24.4 mi away

4%2

South Hill17.8 mi away

4%2

Newport News96.8 mi away

4%2

Richmond58.9 mi away

4%2

Eden, NC87.4 mi away

2%1

Burkeville16.4 mi away

2%1

Crewe17.2 mi away

2%1

Chase City15.3 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

61%30

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

How far

How far Lunenburg commutes

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

20%

31%

10%

39%

20%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lunenburg is a job hub

2.47jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Lunenburg are

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

Jobs based in Lunenburg

121 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)92%

$1,250 a month or less27%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Lunenburg residents hold

49 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month47%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+124%

Jobs based in Lunenburg, 2013 → 2023: 54 → 121. 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.