Afton is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 313 people and two associated neighborhoods, Afton is the 365th largest community in Virginia.

A relatively large number of people in Afton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 26.27% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Because of many things, Afton is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Afton really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Afton perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Afton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Afton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Afton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Afton, the average commute to work is 37.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Afton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Afton is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 41.13% of adults in Afton have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Afton in 2022 was $48,875, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $195,500 for a family of four.

The people who call Afton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Afton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Afton include Italian, Irish, English, Welsh, and European.

The most common language spoken in Afton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.