Work & commute · Lynchburg

Work & commute in Lynchburg, VA

48% of Lynchburg’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Forest (5%), Roanoke (3%) and Timberlake (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
48%
12,887 of 27,040 working residents
Typical commute
5 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
17 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
14%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 14,153 Lynchburg residents head out of town to work, 12,887 work right here, and 32,688 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lynchburg.

14,153live here, work elsewhere
12,887live and work here
32,688work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Lynchburg goes to work

AmherstAltavistaBedfordSalemRoanokeDanvilleVirginia BeachLynchburgRichmondConcordTimberlakeForestRustburgMadison HeightsForestRoanokeTimberlakeBedfordMadison HeightsRichmondRustburgSalemAmherstLynchburg
1
Lynchburg (in town)right here
48%12,887
2
Forest4.8 mi away
5%1,312
3
Roanoke42.7 mi away
3%732
4
Timberlake6.3 mi away
2%634
5
Bedford18 mi away
2%500
6
Madison Heights5.9 mi away
1%388
7
Richmond94.7 mi away
1%309
8
Rustburg10.2 mi away
1%250
9
Salem47.9 mi away
1%222
10
Amherst14.9 mi away
1%215
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%9,591

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

How far

How far Lynchburg commutes

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

62%Under 10 mi
7%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Lynchburg is a job hub

1.69jobs per working resident
A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lynchburg are

45,575 jobs are based in Lynchburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lynchburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Lynchburg

45,575 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)66%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Lynchburg residents hold

27,040 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)15%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)66%
$1,250 a month or less18%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month48%
−1%

Jobs based in Lynchburg, 2013 → 2023: 46,192 → 45,575. 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.

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