Martinsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Indiana. With a population of 11,946 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Martinsville is the 74th largest community in Indiana. Martinsville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.When you are in Martinsville, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.72% of Martinsville’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Martinsville is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Martinsville who work in office and administrative support (8.52%), sales jobs (8.37%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (5.72%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 Martinsville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Martinsville, the average commute to work is 30.22 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Martinsville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Martinsville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.59% of adults in Martinsville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Martinsville in 2022 was $31,317, which is middle income relative to Indiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $125,268 for a family of four. However, Martinsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Martinsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Martinsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Martinsville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European. The most common language spoken in Martinsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
