Wytheville is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 8,172 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wytheville is the 83rd largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Wytheville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Wytheville is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wytheville who work in sales jobs (11.99%), management occupations (11.16%), and teaching (10.19%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.01% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Wytheville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.09 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small town, Wytheville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Wytheville are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.44% of adults in Wytheville having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Wytheville in 2022 was $36,790, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,160 for a family of four. However, Wytheville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Wytheville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wytheville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Wytheville include English, German, Irish, European, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Wytheville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
