Hedgesville is a tiny town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 298 people and five associated neighborhoods, Hedgesville is the 235th largest community in West Virginia. Hedgesville real estate is some of the most expensive in West Virginia, although Hedgesville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Hedgesville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Hedgesville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Hedgesville is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hedgesville who work in computer science and math (17.54%), law enforcement and fire fighting (16.37%), and office and administrative support (9.94%). Also of interest is that Hedgesville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Hedgesville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 21.05% 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. In Hedgesville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Hedgesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Hedgesville is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.02% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Hedgesville in 2022 was $39,281, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $157,124 for a family of four. However, Hedgesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Hedgesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hedgesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hedgesville include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Hedgesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Other Indo-European.
