Floyd is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 449 people and two associated neighborhoods, Floyd is the 342nd largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns, Floyd isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Floyd are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Floyd is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Floyd who work in teaching (17.15%), management occupations (15.69%), and maintenance occupations (8.03%). Also of interest is that Floyd has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.43% 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 Floyd spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.49 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. As is often the case in a small town, Floyd doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Floyd are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.59% of adults in Floyd have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Floyd in 2022 was $33,372, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $133,488 for a family of four. However, Floyd contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Floyd is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Floyd home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Floyd residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Floyd also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.81% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Floyd include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and French. The most common language spoken in Floyd is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
