Work & commute · Wachapreague

Work & commute in Wachapreague, VA

Most working residents leave Wachapreague for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Exmore (9%), Virginia Beach (5%) and Accomac (4%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 124 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 123 Wachapreague residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wachapreague.

123live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

60work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Wachapreague goes to work

Exmore9.3 mi away

9%11

Virginia Beach60.1 mi away

5%6

Accomac7.9 mi away

4%5

Newport News58.5 mi away

4%5

Onancock7.8 mi away

2%3

Harrisonburg182.5 mi away

2%3

Hampton51 mi away

2%3

Arlington116.6 mi away

2%3

Parksley12.6 mi away

2%2

Cape Charles30.2 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

65%81

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

How far

How far Wachapreague commutes

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

33%

18%

46%

33%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

46%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Wachapreague is a commuter town

0.49jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Wachapreague are

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

Jobs based in Wachapreague

61 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities2%

Services (health, schools, offices…)90%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month49%

Over $3,333 a month25%

Jobs Wachapreague residents hold

124 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month41%

+336%

Jobs based in Wachapreague, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 61. 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.