Work & commute · Matoaca

Work & commute in Matoaca, VA

Most working residents leave Matoaca for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Richmond (12%), Petersburg (6%) and Colonial Heights (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

5 of 1,202 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,197 Matoaca residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Matoaca.

1,197live here, work elsewhere

5live and work here

54work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Matoaca goes to work

Richmond20.7 mi away

12%139

Petersburg4.6 mi away

6%68

Colonial Heights4.4 mi away

5%59

Chester8.5 mi away

3%33

Hopewell10.1 mi away

2%25

Ettrick2.3 mi away

2%20

Manchester18.2 mi away

2%20

Innsbrook29.7 mi away

2%19

Short Pump30.5 mi away

1%15

Virginia Beach85.4 mi away

1%14

Everywhere elseother towns and states

66%790

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

How far

How far Matoaca commutes

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

29%

41%

13%

17%

29%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Matoaca is a commuter town

0.05jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Matoaca are

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

Jobs based in Matoaca

59 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Matoaca residents hold

1,202 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month56%

−3%

Jobs based in Matoaca, 2013 → 2023: 61 → 59. 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.