Floyd is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 449 people and two associated neighborhoods, Floyd is the 342nd largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Floyd is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Floyd is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Floyd who work in management occupations (17.30%), teaching (16.03%), and healthcare (9.28%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.58% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of Floyd is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.26 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small town, Floyd doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Floyd are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.83% of adults in Floyd have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Floyd in 2022 was $43,305, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,220 for a family of four. However, Floyd contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Floyd home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Floyd residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Floyd include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Floyd is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
