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.

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.