About Elberon

Elberon is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 842 people and just one neighborhood, Elberon is the 345th largest community in Virginia.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elberon is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elberon is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Elberon who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.58%), food service (10.53%), and sales jobs (6.84%).

A relatively large number of people in Elberon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.09% 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.

One downside of living in Elberon, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.63 minutes every day commuting to work.

Elberon is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Elberon isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 99.41% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Elberon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Elberon Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Elberon who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 14.81% of the adults in Elberon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Elberon in 2000 was $17,106, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,424 for a family of four.

Elberon is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elberon home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Elberon is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elberon include English and African.

The most common language spoken in Elberon is English.