Work & commute · Phenix

Work & commute in Phenix, VA

Most working residents leave Phenix for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Charlotte Court House (15%), Lynchburg (13%) and Keysville (5%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 100 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

44 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 99 Phenix residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 44 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Phenix.

99live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

44work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Phenix goes to work

Charlotte Court House6.3 mi away

15%15

Lynchburg33 mi away

13%13

Keysville15.1 mi away

5%5

Farmville24.2 mi away

5%5

Richmond76.5 mi away

4%4

Altavista29.6 mi away

2%2

Williamsburg113 mi away

2%2

Danville50.2 mi away

2%2

Innsbrook75.5 mi away

2%2

Oxford, NC53.2 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%49

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

How far

How far Phenix commutes

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

21%

16%

35%

28%

21%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

35%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Phenix is a commuter town

0.45jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Phenix are

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

Jobs based in Phenix

45 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities7%

Services (health, schools, offices…)93%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Phenix residents hold

100 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+73%

Jobs based in Phenix, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 45. 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.