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Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care10.1% (186)4.6% (44)16.3% (142)
Finance and insurance8.7% (159)4.7% (45)13.1% (114)
Educational services7.0% (129)0.8% (8)13.9% (121)
Construction6.1% (111)10.0% (96)1.7% (15)
Accommodation and food services4.9% (89)4.4% (42)5.4% (47)
Rail transportation4.3% (78)6.3% (61)2.0% (17)
Public administration4.1% (75)5.0% (48)3.1% (27)
Food and beverage stores3.9% (72)3.0% (29)4.9% (43)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses3.4% (62)0.5% (5)6.6% (57)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.9% (54)2.0% (19)4.0% (35)
Computer and electronic products2.7% (50)3.5% (34)1.8% (16)
Truck transportation2.6% (47)4.9% (47)0.0% (0)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.5% (46)1.7% (16)3.5% (30)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.3% (43)1.6% (15)3.2% (28)
Repair and maintenance2.3% (43)4.5% (43)0.0% (0)
Metal and metal products2.0% (36)3.7% (36)0.0% (0)
Paper1.9% (34)1.8% (17)2.0% (17)
Plastics and rubber products1.8% (33)3.4% (33)0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.6% (29)0.8% (8)2.4% (21)
U. S. Postal service1.4% (25)2.0% (19)0.7% (6)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.4% (25)2.6% (25)0.0% (0)
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers1.3% (23)2.4% (23)0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing1.1% (21)1.2% (12)1.0% (9)
Social assistance1.0% (19)0.5% (5)1.6% (14)
Professional, scientific, and technical services1.0% (18)1.9% (18)0.0% (0)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components1.0% (18)1.2% (12)0.7% (6)
Personal and laundry services1.0% (18)0.0% (0)2.1% (18)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.9% (17)0.7% (7)1.2% (10)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.9% (16)1.7% (16)0.0% (0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.9% (16)1.7% (16)0.0% (0)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.8% (15)0.7% (7)0.9% (8)
Chemicals0.8% (15)1.6% (15)0.0% (0)
Machinery0.8% (15)1.6% (15)0.0% (0)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.8% (14)0.0% (0)1.6% (14)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.8% (14)0.0% (0)1.6% (14)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.8% (14)1.5% (14)0.0% (0)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.7% (13)0.8% (8)0.6% (5)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.7% (13)0.8% (8)0.6% (5)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.6% (11)1.1% (11)0.0% (0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.6% (11)1.1% (11)0.0% (0)
Printing and related support activities0.6% (11)0.0% (0)1.3% (11)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.5% (10)1.0% (10)0.0% (0)
Textile mills and textile products0.5% (9)0.9% (9)0.0% (0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.5% (9)0.9% (9)0.0% (0)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.5% (9)0.9% (9)0.0% (0)
Air transportation0.4% (8)0.8% (8)0.0% (0)
Real estate and rental and leasing0.4% (8)0.0% (0)0.9% (8)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.4% (7)0.7% (7)0.0% (0)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.3% (6)0.6% (6)0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.3% (6)0.6% (6)0.0% (0)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3% (6)0.0% (0)0.7% (6)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.3% (6)0.6% (6)0.0% (0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation0.3% (6)0.6% (6)0.0% (0)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.3% (5)0.0% (0)0.6% (5)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors6.8% (124)12.0% (116)0.9% (8)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers4.9% (89)5.7% (55)3.9% (34)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers4.3% (78)8.1% (78)0.0% (0)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors4.1% (76)1.8% (17)6.8% (59)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing4.0% (74)5.6% (54)2.3% (20)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers3.9% (72)0.0% (0)8.3% (72)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks3.7% (67)0.9% (9)6.7% (58)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors3.3% (60)5.0% (48)1.4% (12)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers2.9% (53)2.7% (26)3.1% (27)
Health technologists and technicians2.8% (52)0.9% (9)4.9% (43)
Retail sales workers except cashiers2.5% (46)3.2% (31)1.7% (15)
Registered nurses2.5% (46)0.0% (0)5.3% (46)
Customer service representatives2.3% (43)0.0% (0)4.9% (43)
Other production occupations including supervisors2.2% (41)2.6% (25)1.8% (16)
Business operations specialists2.1% (39)2.0% (19)2.3% (20)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations2.1% (39)3.1% (30)1.0% (9)
Computer specialists2.1% (38)3.9% (38)0.0% (0)
Waiters and waitresses2.0% (37)0.0% (0)4.3% (37)
Secretaries and administrative assistants2.0% (37)0.0% (0)4.3% (37)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.7% (32)3.3% (32)0.0% (0)
Assemblers and fabricators1.7% (32)0.8% (8)2.8% (24)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations1.7% (31)0.6% (6)2.9% (25)
Engineers1.6% (30)3.1% (30)0.0% (0)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers1.6% (29)3.0% (29)0.0% (0)
Other financial specialists1.6% (29)1.8% (17)1.4% (12)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers1.5% (28)2.9% (28)0.0% (0)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives1.5% (28)0.0% (0)3.2% (28)
Lawyers1.4% (26)2.7% (26)0.0% (0)
Printing workers1.4% (25)0.0% (0)2.9% (25)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses1.4% (25)0.0% (0)2.9% (25)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.3% (23)1.3% (13)1.2% (10)
Metal workers and plastic workers1.2% (22)2.3% (22)0.0% (0)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers1.2% (22)1.2% (12)1.2% (10)
Media and communication equipment workers1.1% (21)0.6% (6)1.7% (15)
Cashiers1.1% (21)0.6% (6)1.7% (15)
Top executives1.1% (20)2.1% (20)0.0% (0)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.1% (20)0.0% (0)2.3% (20)
Personal appearance workers1.0% (18)0.0% (0)2.1% (18)
Financial managers0.9% (16)0.7% (7)1.0% (9)
Secondary school teachers0.8% (15)0.8% (8)0.8% (7)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists0.8% (15)1.1% (11)0.5% (4)
Rail and water transportation workers0.8% (15)1.6% (15)0.0% (0)
Cooks and food preparation workers0.8% (14)1.5% (14)0.0% (0)
Postsecondary teachers0.8% (14)0.0% (0)1.6% (14)
Accountants and auditors0.8% (14)0.0% (0)1.6% (14)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.7% (13)1.3% (13)0.0% (0)
Life and physical scientists0.7% (13)1.3% (13)0.0% (0)
Farmers and farm managers0.5% (9)0.9% (9)0.0% (0)
Extraction workers0.5% (9)0.9% (9)0.0% (0)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.5% (9)0.9% (9)0.0% (0)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers0.4% (8)0.8% (8)0.0% (0)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.4% (8)0.8% (8)0.0% (0)
Electricians0.4% (8)0.0% (0)0.9% (8)
Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides0.4% (7)0.0% (0)0.8% (7)
Legal support workers0.4% (7)0.0% (0)0.8% (7)
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers0.4% (7)0.7% (7)0.0% (0)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.3% (6)0.6% (6)0.0% (0)
Other construction workers and helpers0.3% (6)0.6% (6)0.0% (0)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.3% (6)0.0% (0)0.7% (6)
Other transportation workers0.3% (6)0.6% (6)0.0% (0)
Child care workers0.3% (5)0.0% (0)0.6% (5)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.3% (5)0.0% (0)0.6% (5)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.3% (5)0.5% (5)0.0% (0)
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

4.6% (74)
Virginia:

3.8% (137,975)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    2.3% (20)
    Virginia:

    4.9% (95,613)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    7.3% (54)
    Virginia:

    2.5% (42,362)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

2.4% (39)
Virginia:

3.8% (139,855)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    4.4% (39)
    Virginia:

    5.1% (98,735)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

3.7% (60)
Virginia:

5.1% (188,004)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    6.8% (60)
    Virginia:

    6.4% (125,065)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

14.5% (235)
Virginia:

9.4% (345,866)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    15.9% (140)
    Virginia:

    11.5% (222,148)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    12.8% (95)
    Virginia:

    7.2% (123,718)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

5.0% (82)
Virginia:

10.3% (376,336)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    6.2% (55)
    Virginia:

    11.0% (213,846)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    3.6% (27)
    Virginia:

    9.4% (162,490)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

14.3% (233)
Virginia:

14.1% (515,261)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    12.5% (110)
    Virginia:

    14.0% (270,982)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    16.6% (123)
    Virginia:

    14.2% (244,279)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

19.2% (313)
Virginia:

13.2% (483,686)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    25.0% (221)
    Virginia:

    11.5% (224,009)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    12.4% (92)
    Virginia:

    15.0% (259,677)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

8.7% (141)
Virginia:

11.9% (437,884)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    6.6% (58)
    Virginia:

    10.3% (200,703)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    11.2% (83)
    Virginia:

    13.7% (237,181)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

10.8% (175)
Virginia:

6.4% (235,804)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    5.8% (51)
    Virginia:

    5.1% (99,695)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    16.7% (124)
    Virginia:

    7.9% (136,109)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

4.2% (68)
Virginia:

6.4% (234,379)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    2.3% (20)
    Virginia:

    5.5% (107,255)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    6.5% (48)
    Virginia:

    7.4% (127,124)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

1.4% (23)
Virginia:

2.5% (91,416)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    3.1% (23)
    Virginia:

    2.9% (50,177)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

0.7% (11)
Virginia:

1.1% (41,215)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    1.5% (11)
    Virginia:

    1.3% (22,507)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Blue Ridge:

5.0% (82)
Virginia:

6.1% (222,489)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    7.9% (70)
    Virginia:

    5.8% (111,978)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    1.6% (12)
    Virginia:

    6.4% (110,511)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Blue Ridge:

5.5% (90)
Virginia:

5.9% (215,370)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    4.4% (39)
    Virginia:

    5.7% (109,589)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    6.9% (51)
    Virginia:

    6.1% (105,781)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

3.2% (58)
Virginia:

3.0% (106,117)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

0.7% (13)
Virginia:

3.0% (104,536)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

2.1% (39)
Virginia:

4.6% (160,804)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

11.4% (209)
Virginia:

9.1% (316,895)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

9.7% (178)
Virginia:

10.7% (372,448)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

20.5% (375)
Virginia:

14.1% (491,661)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

18.8% (343)
Virginia:

15.1% (526,342)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

13.7% (251)
Virginia:

11.5% (399,738)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

2.6% (47)
Virginia:

5.8% (200,280)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

1.4% (25)
Virginia:

5.5% (190,998)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Blue Ridge:

0.5% (9)
Virginia:

0.9% (31,327)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Blue Ridge:

4.0% (73)
Virginia:

5.6% (196,554)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Blue Ridge:

8.9% (163)
Virginia:

5.9% (204,265)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 22.0%
Number of people working at home: 44 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work (%)

Working at home - Blue Ridge

Working at home - Virginia

Travel time to work:
Less than 5 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

1.3% (23)
Virginia:

2.4% (85,207)
5 to 9 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

8.5% (155)
Virginia:

8.5% (296,082)
10 to 14 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

6.6% (120)
Virginia:

12.9% (448,126)
15 to 19 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

8.5% (156)
Virginia:

15.2% (530,128)
20 to 24 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

21.5% (393)
Virginia:

14.7% (513,490)
25 to 29 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

11.0% (201)
Virginia:

6.2% (217,273)
30 to 34 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

21.7% (397)
Virginia:

13.7% (478,666)
35 to 39 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

4.4% (81)
Virginia:

3.0% (103,937)
40 to 44 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

4.4% (80)
Virginia:

3.7% (127,218)
45 to 59 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

7.0% (127)
Virginia:

8.3% (289,734)
60 to 89 minutes:
Blue Ridge:

0.5% (10)
Virginia:

5.4% (189,384)
90 or more minutes:
Blue Ridge:

2.2% (40)
Virginia:

2.7% (92,508)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Blue Ridge:

58.8% (1,048)
Virginia:

63.4% (2,058,715)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Blue Ridge:

31.3% (558)
Virginia:

20.8% (676,780)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Blue Ridge:

7.1% (127)
Virginia:

8.2% (265,324)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Blue Ridge:

2.8% (50)
Virginia:

7.6% (246,768)

Means of transportation to work - Blue Ridge

Means of transportation to work - Virginia

Means of transportation to work:
Drove car alone:
Blue Ridge:

86.3% (1,576)
Virginia:

77.1% (2,685,914)
Carpooled:
Blue Ridge:

9.6% (176)
Virginia:

12.7% (441,093)
Walked:
Blue Ridge:

0.9% (17)
Virginia:

2.3% (80,487)
Other means:
Blue Ridge:

0.8% (14)
Virginia:

0.8% (28,983)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Blue Ridge:

90.0% (1,576)
Virginia:

85.9% (2,685,914)
In 2 person carpool:
Blue Ridge:

7.3% (128)
Virginia:

10.6% (329,961)
In 3 person carpool:
Blue Ridge:

2.0% (35)
Virginia:

2.2% (69,338)
In 4 person carpool:
Blue Ridge:

0.7% (13)
Virginia:

0.7% (22,849)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Blue Ridge:

72.1% (1,321)
Virginia:

64.9% (2,214,133)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    74.7% (720)
    Virginia:

    67.9% (1,207,043)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    69.2% (601)
    Virginia:

    61.6% (1,007,090)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Blue Ridge:

2.6% (48)
Virginia:

3.1% (105,080)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    5.0% (48)
    Virginia:

    4.3% (76,219)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Blue Ridge:

7.4% (136)
Virginia:

6.7% (228,777)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    4.1% (40)
    Virginia:

    4.3% (77,268)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    11.0% (96)
    Virginia:

    9.3% (151,509)
Local government workers:
Blue Ridge:

7.1% (131)
Virginia:

7.9% (268,029)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    3.0% (29)
    Virginia:

    5.3% (94,399)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    11.7% (102)
    Virginia:

    10.6% (173,630)
State government workers:
Blue Ridge:

2.1% (39)
Virginia:

4.4% (149,085)
    State government workers - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    2.6% (25)
    Virginia:

    3.7% (65,486)
    State government workers - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    1.6% (14)
    Virginia:

    5.1% (83,599)
Federal government workers:
Blue Ridge:

3.8% (69)
Virginia:

7.4% (251,461)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    4.0% (39)
    Virginia:

    8.1% (143,917)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    3.5% (30)
    Virginia:

    6.6% (107,544)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Blue Ridge:

4.0% (74)
Virginia:

5.5% (188,035)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    5.8% (56)
    Virginia:

    6.2% (110,671)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    2.1% (18)
    Virginia:

    4.7% (77,364)
Unpaid family workers:
Blue Ridge:

0.8% (15)
Virginia:

0.2% (8,047)
    Unpaid family workers - Males:
    Blue Ridge:

    0.7% (7)
    Virginia:

    0.2% (3,655)
    Unpaid family workers - Females:
    Blue Ridge:

    0.9% (8)
    Virginia:

    0.3% (4,392)

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