Work & commute · Nelsonia

Work & commute in Nelsonia, VA

Most working residents leave Nelsonia for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Accomac (4%), Newport News (4%) and Exmore (3%). Half commute less than 41 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 161 working residents

Typical commute

41 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 160 Nelsonia residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Nelsonia.

160live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

51work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Nelsonia goes to work

Accomac8.3 mi away

4%6

Newport News72.6 mi away

4%6

Exmore24.1 mi away

3%5

Virginia Beach76 mi away

3%5

Pocomoke City, MD16.6 mi away

2%4

Chincoteague15.7 mi away

2%4

Norfolk71.8 mi away

2%4

Washington, DC107.5 mi away

2%3

Onley11.4 mi away

2%3

Chesapeake88.2 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

73%118

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

How far

How far Nelsonia commutes

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

28%

17%

50%

28%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

50%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Nelsonia is a commuter town

0.32jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Nelsonia are

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

Jobs based in Nelsonia

52 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities42%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month60%

Over $3,333 a month23%

Jobs Nelsonia residents hold

161 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−21%

Jobs based in Nelsonia, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 52. 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.