Industries in Amherst County, Virginia (County)

Industry#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst County
Amherst County
Virginia
0%5%10%15%CountManufacturingHealthcare1EducationRetailConstructionOther ServicesHospitalityFinance & InsuranceGovernment2TransportationAdministrative3Professional4WholesalersAgriculture5Entertainment6InformationUtilitiesReal estateOil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…Management716.243275%7.225026%16.243275%16.2%2,38513.634816%12.179124%13.634816%13.6%2,00213.001430%9.709483%13.001430%13.0%1,90911.809576%10.815651%11.809576%11.8%1,7347.164748%6.498919%7.164748%7.2%1,0526.715249%5.295091%6.715249%6.7%9865.557447%7.124914%5.557447%5.6%8164.610774%4.291933%4.610774%4.6%6774.290676%8.978520%4.290676%4.3%6303.766260%3.464054%3.766260%3.8%5533.487026%4.052961%3.487026%3.5%5123.037526%10.772073%3.037526%3.0%4461.791187%1.876176%1.791187%1.8%2631.348498%0.722193%1.348498%1.3%1981.035211%1.837230%1.035211%1.0%1520.810461%2.081083%0.810461%0.8%1190.660628%0.727470%0.660628%0.7%970.551658%2.007776%0.551658%0.6%810.483552%0.264366%0.483552%0.5%710.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.075958%0
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Healthcare and social assistance 2Government not otherwise classified 3Administrative, support, and waste management services 4Professional, scientific, and technical services 5Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 6Entertainment, arts, and recreation 7Management of companies

Relative Industry#2

Percentage more or less common in Amherst County than in Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst County
Less Common
More Common
100%0%100%%ref.ManufacturingAgriculture1Oil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…EducationOther ServicesHealthcare2ConstructionRetailTransportationFinance & InsuranceWholesalersUtilitiesAdministrative3HospitalityEntertainment4Government5InformationProfessional6Real estateManagement7124.819596%124.819596%124.8%16.243%16.2%7.225%7.23%86.722716%86.722716%86.7%1.348%1.35%0.722%0.72%82.910507%82.910507%82.9%0.484%0.48%0.264%0.26%33.904457%33.904457%33.9%13.001%13.0%9.709%9.71%26.820285%26.820285%26.8%6.715%6.72%5.295%5.30%11.952348%11.952348%12.0%13.635%13.6%12.179%12.2%10.245235%10.245235%10.2%7.165%7.16%6.499%6.50%9.189688%9.189688%9.2%11.810%11.8%10.816%10.8%8.724076%8.724076%8.7%3.766%3.77%3.464%3.46%7.428844%7.428844%7.4%4.611%4.61%4.292%4.29%-4.529877%-4.529877%4.5%1.791%1.79%1.876%1.88%-9.188271%-9.188271%9.2%0.661%0.66%0.727%0.73%-13.963506%-13.963506%14.0%3.487%3.49%4.053%4.05%-21.999792%-21.999792%22.0%5.557%5.56%7.125%7.12%-43.653733%-43.653733%43.7%1.035%1.04%1.837%1.84%-52.211763%-52.211763%52.2%4.291%4.29%8.979%8.98%-61.055802%-61.055802%61.1%0.810%0.81%2.081%2.08%-71.801841%-71.801841%71.8%3.038%3.04%10.772%10.8%-72.523910%-72.523910%72.5%0.552%0.55%2.008%2.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.076%0.08%
% percentage of industry in Amherst County
ref. percentage of industry in Virginia
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 2Healthcare and social assistance 3Administrative, support, and waste management services 4Entertainment, arts, and recreation 5Government not otherwise classified 6Professional, scientific, and technical services 7Management of companies

Sex Ratio by Industry#3

Sex ratio by industry among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst County
Female Male
Virginia
Amherst County
2x1x0x1x2xFMWholesalersAdministrative1TransportationEntertainment2All IndustriesGovernment3RetailInformationProfessional4Other ServicesHospitalityEducation-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.811594x2.416847x2.811594x2.81x69194-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x2.180124x1.337019x2.180124x2.18x161351-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.502262x2.998885x1.502262x1.50x221332-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.082192x1.042948x1.082192x1.08x7379-1.059327x-1.000000x-1.059327x1.06x1.000000x1.068745x1.000000x7,5537,130-1.128378x-1.000000x-1.128378x1.13x1.000000x1.420127x1.000000x334296-1.148699x-1.000000x-1.148699x1.15x1.000000x1.011941x1.000000x927807-1.163636x-1.000000x-1.163636x1.16x1.000000x1.406176x1.000000x6455-1.359788x-1.000000x-1.359788x1.36x1.000000x1.435979x1.000000x257189-1.446650x-1.275024x-1.446650x1.45x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x583403-2.138462x-1.187792x-2.138462x2.14x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x556260-2.595104x-2.279355x-2.595104x2.60x1.000000x1.000000x1.000000x1,378531
F number of females employed in given industry
M number of males employed in given industry
1Administrative, support, and waste management services 2Entertainment, arts, and recreation 3Government not otherwise classified 4Professional, scientific, and technical services

Part Timers by Industry#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an industry.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst County
Amherst County
Virginia
0%20%40%60%PartFullEntertainment1HospitalityOil & Gas, and MiningOil & Gas, and Mi…Administrative2EducationRetailHealthcare3Other ServicesConstructionAgriculture4Professional5All IndustriesInformationTransportationFinance & InsuranceReal estateWholesalersGovernment6ManufacturingUtilities63.815789%55.794981%63.815789%63.8%975559.926471%53.797367%59.926471%59.9%48932743.661972%11.198576%43.661972%43.7%314042.187500%35.181789%42.187500%42.2%21629640.230487%38.832004%40.230487%40.2%7681,14138.523645%41.648857%38.523645%38.5%6681,06634.865135%30.369504%34.865135%34.9%6981,30434.685598%37.278112%34.685598%34.7%34264433.555133%25.007052%33.555133%33.6%35369932.323232%34.468800%32.323232%32.3%6413432.062780%18.285918%32.062780%32.1%14330330.600014%28.553811%30.600014%30.6%4,49310,19010.2k29.411765%21.057832%29.411765%29.4%358420.072333%23.701770%20.072333%20.1%11144219.054653%13.460362%19.054653%19.1%12954816.049383%25.396395%16.049383%16.0%136813.688213%15.742562%13.688213%13.7%3622713.015873%8.732003%13.015873%13.0%825489.140461%13.230236%9.140461%9.1%2182,1670.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.064296%097
Part number of part time workers employed in given industry
Full number of full time workers employed in given industry
1Entertainment, arts, and recreation 2Administrative, support, and waste management services 3Healthcare and social assistance 4Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 5Professional, scientific, and technical services 6Government not otherwise classified 7Management of companies

Median Income by Industry#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Amherst County
Amherst County
Virginia
$0k$50k%CountProfessional1Finance & InsuranceManufacturingUtilitiesInformationReal estateEntertainment2Government3TransportationAdministrative4EducationAll IndustriesWholesalersConstructionHospitalityAgriculture5Healthcare6Other ServicesRetail$60,521.000000$90,806.000000$60,521.000000$60.5k3.038%3.04%446$46,618.000000$59,474.000000$46,618.000000$46.6k4.611%4.61%677$46,565.000000$49,466.000000$46,565.000000$46.6k16.243%16.2%2,385$44,625.000000$66,494.000000$44,625.000000$44.6k0.661%0.66%97$41,071.000000$70,466.000000$41,071.000000$41.1k0.810%0.81%119$40,227.000000$50,882.000000$40,227.000000$40.2k0.552%0.55%81$39,821.000000$38,632.000000$39,821.000000$39.8k1.035%1.04%152$38,897.000000$76,811.000000$38,897.000000$38.9k4.291%4.29%630$38,644.000000$47,454.000000$38,644.000000$38.6k3.766%3.77%553$38,235.000000$36,199.000000$38,235.000000$38.2k3.487%3.49%512$37,543.000000$47,729.000000$37,543.000000$37.5k13.001%13.0%1,909$37,443.000000$50,323.000000$37,443.000000$37.4k100.000%100%14,68314.7k$36,908.000000$47,731.000000$36,908.000000$36.9k1.791%1.79%263$33,281.000000$41,512.000000$33,281.000000$33.3k7.165%7.16%1,052$32,379.000000$26,194.000000$32,379.000000$32.4k5.557%5.56%816$31,667.000000$31,639.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%198$31,637.000000$41,600.000000$31,637.000000$31.6k13.635%13.6%2,002$31,009.000000$41,280.000000$31,009.000000$31.0k6.715%6.72%986$21,754.000000$32,673.000000$21,754.000000$21.8k11.810%11.8%1,734
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
1Professional, scientific, and technical services 2Entertainment, arts, and recreation 3Government not otherwise classified 4Administrative, support, and waste management services 5Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting 6Healthcare and social assistance 7Management of companies

Industries by Place in Amherst County

There are 2 places in Amherst County. This section compares all 2 of those to each other, Amherst County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County.

Agriculture1 Industry by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected places in Amherst County, and entities that contain Amherst County
0.0%0.5%1.0%Count#Amherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgVirginiaAmherstMadison HeightsMadison Hts1.348498%1.348498%1.35%1981.348498%1.348498%1.35%1981.326306%1.326306%1.33%1,962,9511.96M1.020426%1.020426%1.02%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.92%262,334262k0.891024%0.891024%0.89%1,0630.722193%0.722193%0.72%29,15129.2k0.492611%0.492611%0.49%510.286416%0.286416%0.29%142
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Construction Income by Place#26

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected places in Amherst County, and entities that contain Amherst County
$0k$20k$40k%Count#AmherstUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginiaMadison HeightsMadison HtsSouth AtlanticSouthLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherst$59,250.000000$59,250.000000$59.3k2.759%2.76%281$42,191.000000$42,191.000000$42.2k6.254%6.25%9,256,6379.26M$41,512.000000$41,512.000000$41.5k6.499%6.50%262,326262k$40,625.000000$40,625.000000$40.6k6.935%6.94%3392$37,920.000000$37,920.000000$37.9k6.559%6.56%1,863,5621.86M$37,544.000000$37,544.000000$37.5k6.923%6.92%3,732,5953.73M$36,621.000000$36,621.000000$36.6k6.360%6.36%7,587$33,281.000000$33,281.000000$33.3k7.165%7.16%1,052$33,281.000000$33,281.000000$33.3k7.165%7.16%1,052
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of place out of 2 by income in given industry

Industries by County Subdivision in Amherst County

There are 5 county subdivisions in Amherst County. This section compares all 5 of those to each other, Amherst County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County.

Agriculture1 Industry by County Subdivision#41

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected county subdivisions in Amherst County, and entities that contain Amherst County
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%Count#Amherst District 33Amherst District 11Amherst District 22Amherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgVirginiaAmherst District 55Amherst District 442.309824%2.309824%2.31%7512.097235%2.097235%2.10%6621.679688%1.679688%1.68%4331.348498%1.348498%1.35%1981.348498%1.348498%1.35%1981.326306%1.326306%1.33%1,962,9511.96M1.020426%1.020426%1.02%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.92%262,334262k0.891024%0.891024%0.89%1,0630.722193%0.722193%0.72%29,15129.2k0.591966%0.591966%0.59%1440.000000%0.000000%0.00%05
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Agriculture1 Income by County Subdivision#61

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected county subdivisions in Amherst County, and entities that contain Amherst County
$0k$10k$20k$30k%Count#Amherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstVirginiaLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticAmherst District 33$31,667.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%198$31,667.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%198$31,639.000000$31,639.000000$31.6k0.722%0.72%29,15129.2k$31,483.000000$31,483.000000$31.5k0.891%0.89%1,063$31,482.000000$31,482.000000$31.5k1.326%1.33%1,962,9511.96M$30,497.000000$30,497.000000$30.5k1.020%1.02%550,178550k$29,057.000000$29,057.000000$29.1k0.923%0.92%262,334262k$16,806.000000$16,806.000000$16.8k2.310%2.31%751
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of county subdivision out of 1 by income in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by County in the Lynchburg Area

There are 5 counties in the Lynchburg Area. This section compares Amherst County to all of the counties in the Lynchburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County.

Agriculture1 Industry by County#77

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain Amherst County
0.0%0.5%1.0%1.5%2.0%Count#Appomattox CountyAppomattoxAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSouthSouth AtlanticBedford CountyBedfordLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgCampbell CountyCampbellVirginiaLynchburg CityLynchburg2.412545%2.412545%2.41%16011.348498%1.348498%1.35%1981.348498%1.348498%1.35%19821.326306%1.326306%1.33%1,962,9511.96M1.020426%1.020426%1.02%550,178550k0.923262%0.923262%0.92%262,334262k0.892513%0.892513%0.89%32430.891024%0.891024%0.89%1,0630.761681%0.761681%0.76%20140.722193%0.722193%0.72%29,15129.2k0.509987%0.509987%0.51%1805
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Agriculture1 Income by County#97

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in the Lynchburg Area, and entities that contain Amherst County
$0k$50k$100k%Count#Appomattox CountyAppomattoxAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstVirginiaLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBedford CountyBedfordCampbell CountyCampbellSouthSouth AtlanticLynchburg CityLynchburg$101,343.000000$101,343.000000$101.3k2.413%2.41%1601$31,667.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%198$31,667.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%1982$31,639.000000$31,639.000000$31.6k0.722%0.72%29,15129.2k$31,483.000000$31,483.000000$31.5k0.891%0.89%1,063$31,482.000000$31,482.000000$31.5k1.326%1.33%1,962,9511.96M$31,065.000000$31,065.000000$31.1k0.893%0.89%3243$31,016.000000$31,016.000000$31.0k0.762%0.76%2014$30,497.000000$30,497.000000$30.5k1.020%1.02%550,178550k$29,057.000000$29,057.000000$29.1k0.923%0.92%262,334262k$16,100.000000$16,100.000000$16.1k0.510%0.51%1805
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of county out of 5 by income in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Amherst County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

Agriculture1 Industry by County#115

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Amherst County
0%1%2%3%4%Count#Rockingham CountyRockinghamShenandoah CountyShenandoahCulpeper CountyCulpeperFauquier CountyFauquierFranklin CountyFranklinHalifax CountyHalifaxPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaTazewell CountyTazewellWashington CountyWashingtonAugusta CountyAugustaAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleWarren CountyWarrenHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgGloucester CountyGloucesterIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOrange CountyOrangeSouthPulaski CountyPulaskiFrederick CountyFrederickWise CountyWiseSouth AtlanticBedford CountyBedfordHenry CountyHenryLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleHanover CountyHanoverSuffolk CitySuffolkCampbell CountyCampbellVirginiaJames City CountyJames CityMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPrince George CountyPrince GeorgeSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaLynchburg CityLynchburgLoudoun CountyLoudounChesapeake CityChesapeakeDanville CityDanvilleHampton CityHamptonChesterfield CountyChesterfieldVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachRoanoke CityRoanokePortsmouth CityPortsmouthYork CountyYorkRoanoke CountyRoanokeAlexandria CityAlexandriaPrince William CountyPrince WilliamHenrico CountyHenricoStafford CountyStaffordRichmond CityRichmondFairfax CountyFairfaxNorfolk CityNorfolkNewport News CityNewport NewsArlington CountyArlingtonManassas CityManassas4.345771%4.345771%4.3%1,65513.972887%3.972887%4.0%80322.846600%2.846600%2.8%64832.581142%2.581142%2.6%90542.199588%2.199588%2.2%55552.166437%2.166437%2.2%31562.055067%2.055067%2.1%56871.959330%1.959330%2.0%31781.936251%1.936251%1.9%47291.754335%1.754335%1.8%605101.535378%1.535378%1.5%766111.508887%1.508887%1.5%281121.479243%1.479243%1.5%372131.405192%1.405192%1.4%249141.364138%1.364138%1.4%235151.348498%1.348498%1.3%1981.348498%1.348498%1.3%1981.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.235194%1.235194%1.2%195161.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.989203%0.989203%1.0%153170.934091%0.934091%0.9%393180.929654%0.929654%0.9%127190.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.892513%0.892513%0.9%324200.892208%0.892208%0.9%184210.891024%0.891024%0.9%1,0630.828603%0.828603%0.8%200220.827282%0.827282%0.8%442230.774557%0.774557%0.8%311240.761681%0.761681%0.8%201250.722193%0.722193%0.7%29,15129.2k0.693408%0.693408%0.7%223260.680112%0.680112%0.7%317270.662160%0.662160%0.7%96280.575084%0.575084%0.6%365290.509987%0.509987%0.5%180300.496725%0.496725%0.5%964310.369496%0.369496%0.4%399320.339346%0.339346%0.3%57330.326381%0.326381%0.3%200340.267145%0.267145%0.3%450350.257447%0.257447%0.3%559360.257343%0.257343%0.3%121370.249640%0.249640%0.2%104380.202826%0.202826%0.2%61390.186359%0.186359%0.2%85400.178883%0.178883%0.2%167410.166858%0.166858%0.2%377420.166829%0.166829%0.2%279430.152279%0.152279%0.2%100440.151033%0.151033%0.2%162450.138558%0.138558%0.1%840460.131723%0.131723%0.1%135470.098326%0.098326%0.1%81480.096335%0.096335%0.1%137490.077832%0.077832%0.1%1750
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Agriculture1 Income by County#135

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Amherst County
$0k$20k$40k$60k%Count#Roanoke CountyRoanokeArlington CountyArlingtonCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleAlexandria CityAlexandriaPortsmouth CityPortsmouthIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightPrince William CountyPrince WilliamLoudoun CountyLoudounWise CountyWiseOrange CountyOrangeAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleFrederick CountyFrederickAugusta CountyAugustaHanover CountyHanoverChesterfield CountyChesterfieldHalifax CountyHalifaxHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgCulpeper CountyCulpeperPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaWarren CountyWarrenRoanoke CityRoanokeNorfolk CityNorfolkFairfax CountyFairfaxVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachRockingham CountyRockinghamAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstVirginiaHampton CityHamptonLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWashington CountyWashingtonBedford CountyBedfordCampbell CountyCampbellChesapeake CityChesapeakeSouthSouth AtlanticShenandoah CountyShenandoahNewport News CityNewport NewsFauquier CountyFauquierTazewell CountyTazewellFranklin CountyFranklinRichmond CityRichmondSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaStafford CountyStaffordHenry CountyHenryMontgomery CountyMontgomeryGloucester CountyGloucesterJames City CountyJames CityHenrico CountyHenricoPulaski CountyPulaskiSuffolk CitySuffolkLynchburg CityLynchburgDanville CityDanville$77,222.000000$77,222.000000$77.2k0.186%0.19%851$73,229.000000$73,229.000000$73.2k0.096%0.10%1372$67,550.000000$67,550.000000$67.6k0.829%0.83%2003$60,500.000000$60,500.000000$60.5k0.179%0.18%1674$58,594.000000$58,594.000000$58.6k0.250%0.25%1045$52,772.000000$52,772.000000$52.8k1.364%1.36%2356$47,414.000000$47,414.000000$47.4k0.167%0.17%3777$46,250.000000$46,250.000000$46.3k0.497%0.50%9648$41,563.000000$41,563.000000$41.6k0.930%0.93%1279$40,907.000000$40,907.000000$40.9k1.235%1.24%19510$40,473.000000$40,473.000000$40.5k1.535%1.54%76611$40,214.000000$40,214.000000$40.2k0.934%0.93%39312$37,368.000000$37,368.000000$37.4k1.754%1.75%60513$37,132.000000$37,132.000000$37.1k0.827%0.83%44214$35,667.000000$35,667.000000$35.7k0.267%0.27%45015$35,324.000000$35,324.000000$35.3k2.166%2.17%31516$35,257.000000$35,257.000000$35.3k1.479%1.48%37217$35,179.000000$35,179.000000$35.2k2.847%2.85%64818$34,688.000000$34,688.000000$34.7k2.055%2.06%56819$34,571.000000$34,571.000000$34.6k1.509%1.51%28120$34,444.000000$34,444.000000$34.4k0.257%0.26%12121$34,310.000000$34,310.000000$34.3k0.132%0.13%13522$33,846.000000$33,846.000000$33.8k0.139%0.14%84023$32,151.000000$32,151.000000$32.2k0.257%0.26%55924$31,703.000000$31,703.000000$31.7k4.346%4.35%1,65525$31,667.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%198$31,667.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%198$31,639.000000$31,639.000000$31.6k0.722%0.72%29,15129.2k$31,603.000000$31,603.000000$31.6k0.326%0.33%20026$31,483.000000$31,483.000000$31.5k0.891%0.89%1,063$31,482.000000$31,482.000000$31.5k1.326%1.33%1,962,9511.96M$31,117.000000$31,117.000000$31.1k1.936%1.94%47227$31,065.000000$31,065.000000$31.1k0.893%0.89%32428$31,016.000000$31,016.000000$31.0k0.762%0.76%20129$30,625.000000$30,625.000000$30.6k0.369%0.37%39930$30,497.000000$30,497.000000$30.5k1.020%1.02%550,178550k$29,057.000000$29,057.000000$29.1k0.923%0.92%262,334262k$28,736.000000$28,736.000000$28.7k3.973%3.97%80331$28,393.000000$28,393.000000$28.4k0.098%0.10%8132$26,930.000000$26,930.000000$26.9k2.581%2.58%90533$26,900.000000$26,900.000000$26.9k1.959%1.96%31734$26,239.000000$26,239.000000$26.2k2.200%2.20%55535$26,071.000000$26,071.000000$26.1k0.151%0.15%16236$25,417.000000$25,417.000000$25.4k0.575%0.58%36537$24,663.000000$24,663.000000$24.7k0.152%0.15%10038$22,222.000000$22,222.000000$22.2k0.892%0.89%18439$22,179.000000$22,179.000000$22.2k0.680%0.68%31740$21,179.000000$21,179.000000$21.2k1.405%1.41%24941$20,804.000000$20,804.000000$20.8k0.693%0.69%22342$20,647.000000$20,647.000000$20.6k0.167%0.17%27943$19,853.000000$19,853.000000$19.9k0.989%0.99%15344$16,700.000000$16,700.000000$16.7k0.775%0.77%31145$16,100.000000$16,100.000000$16.1k0.510%0.51%18046$7,100.000000$7,100.000000$7.1k0.339%0.34%5747
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of county out of 47 by income in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Industries by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Amherst County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Amherst County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Agriculture1 Industry by County#153

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst County
0%2%4%6%8%Count#Fresno CountyFresnoRiverside CountyRiversideAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHillsborough CountyHillsboroughSouthPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachSouth AtlanticLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgSan Diego CountySan DiegoSacramento CountySacramentoVirginiaMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeHonolulu CountyHonoluluSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraKing CountyKingContra Costa CountyContra CostaMaricopa CountyMaricopaSuffolk CountySuffolkOrange CountyOrangeLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesHennepin CountyHennepinMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeePima CountyPimaOrange CountyOrangeAlameda CountyAlamedaSt. Louis CountySt. LouisWake CountyWakeSalt Lake CountySalt LakeWayne CountyWayneFulton CountyFultonBexar CountyBexarTravis CountyTravisFairfield CountyFairfieldDallas CountyDallasBroward CountyBrowardOakland CountyOaklandMontgomery CountyMontgomeryPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaWestchester CountyWestchesterTarrant CountyTarrantHarris CountyHarrisMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexClark CountyClarkFranklin CountyFranklinCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaFairfax CountyFairfaxAllegheny CountyAlleghenyCook CountyCookQueens CountyQueensNassau CountyNassauKings CountyKingsBronx CountyBronxNew York CountyNew York9.913273%9.913273%9.9%37,73237.7k11.530421%1.530421%1.5%14,49014.5k21.348498%1.348498%1.3%1981.348498%1.348498%1.3%1981.326306%1.326306%1.3%1,962,9511.96M1.252015%1.252015%1.3%7,85231.020426%1.020426%1.0%550,178550k0.960345%0.960345%1.0%6,11440.923262%0.923262%0.9%262,334262k0.891024%0.891024%0.9%1,0630.871253%0.871253%0.9%13,03213.0k50.810170%0.810170%0.8%5,25760.722193%0.722193%0.7%29,15129.2k0.710189%0.710189%0.7%8,77270.695773%0.695773%0.7%3,22580.595176%0.595176%0.6%5,04290.547763%0.547763%0.5%5,141100.507365%0.507365%0.5%5,621110.505966%0.505966%0.5%2,639120.480563%0.480563%0.5%8,992130.466269%0.466269%0.5%3,437140.447425%0.447425%0.4%6,857150.417874%0.417874%0.4%19,67919.7k160.410784%0.410784%0.4%2,716170.406047%0.406047%0.4%1,829180.396321%0.396321%0.4%1,697190.346826%0.346826%0.3%2,152200.331949%0.331949%0.3%2,659210.287385%0.287385%0.3%1,422220.278471%0.278471%0.3%1,442230.264653%0.264653%0.3%1,455240.262855%0.262855%0.3%1,868250.260662%0.260662%0.3%1,264260.248513%0.248513%0.2%2,107270.248105%0.248105%0.2%1,543280.233690%0.233690%0.2%1,095290.226915%0.226915%0.2%2,767300.218665%0.218665%0.2%1,991310.210314%0.210314%0.2%1,302320.191293%0.191293%0.2%1,043330.190558%0.190558%0.2%1,248340.185195%0.185195%0.2%872350.177177%0.177177%0.2%1,680360.174603%0.174603%0.2%3,720370.168426%0.168426%0.2%875380.166086%0.166086%0.2%1,409390.155204%0.155204%0.2%1,477400.143139%0.143139%0.1%906410.141545%0.141545%0.1%824420.138558%0.138558%0.1%840430.136759%0.136759%0.1%846440.136472%0.136472%0.1%3,401450.134751%0.134751%0.1%1,510460.122740%0.122740%0.1%825470.103816%0.103816%0.1%1,238480.069274%0.069274%0.1%399490.038866%0.038866%0.0%34750
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Agriculture1 Income by County#173

Median income for the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Amherst County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Amherst County
$0k$20k$40k$60k%Count#St. Louis CountySt. LouisSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaTravis CountyTravisClark CountyClarkHennepin CountyHennepinSuffolk CountySuffolkFranklin CountyFranklinWake CountyWakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexFulton CountyFultonFairfax CountyFairfaxKing CountyKingMontgomery CountyMontgomeryAmherst County Public SchoolsAmherst CoAmherst CountyAmherstVirginiaFairfield CountyFairfieldLynchburg Metro AreaLynchburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesWestchester CountyWestchesterAllegheny CountyAlleghenyHonolulu CountyHonoluluMaricopa CountyMaricopaPima CountyPimaSouthSacramento CountySacramentoCook CountyCookTarrant CountyTarrantDallas CountyDallasPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachSouth AtlanticOakland CountyOaklandAlameda CountyAlamedaOrange CountyOrangeMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeContra Costa CountyContra CostaHarris CountyHarrisWayne CountyWayneBexar CountyBexarPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaQueens CountyQueensOrange CountyOrangeRiverside CountyRiversideSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraSan Diego CountySan DiegoFresno CountyFresnoNassau CountyNassauHillsborough CountyHillsboroughSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoNew York CountyNew YorkKings CountyKingsLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesBronx CountyBronxBroward CountyBrowardMiami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade$78,875.000000$78,875.000000$78.9k0.287%0.29%1,4221$51,635.000000$51,635.000000$51.6k0.265%0.26%1,4552$50,761.000000$50,761.000000$50.8k0.168%0.17%8753$47,188.000000$47,188.000000$47.2k0.142%0.14%8244$45,625.000000$45,625.000000$45.6k0.248%0.25%1,5435$45,299.000000$45,299.000000$45.3k0.155%0.16%1,4776$42,259.000000$42,259.000000$42.3k0.411%0.41%2,7167$40,907.000000$40,907.000000$40.9k0.466%0.47%3,4378$40,240.000000$40,240.000000$40.2k0.143%0.14%9069$38,036.000000$38,036.000000$38.0k0.278%0.28%1,44210$36,399.000000$36,399.000000$36.4k0.166%0.17%1,40911$34,461.000000$34,461.000000$34.5k0.261%0.26%1,26412$33,846.000000$33,846.000000$33.8k0.139%0.14%84013$33,609.000000$33,609.000000$33.6k0.507%0.51%5,62114$33,289.000000$33,289.000000$33.3k0.191%0.19%1,04315$31,667.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%198$31,667.000000$31,667.000000$31.7k1.348%1.35%198$31,639.000000$31,639.000000$31.6k0.722%0.72%29,15129.2k$31,635.000000$31,635.000000$31.6k0.234%0.23%1,09516$31,483.000000$31,483.000000$31.5k0.891%0.89%1,063$31,482.000000$31,482.000000$31.5k1.326%1.33%1,962,9511.96M$31,096.000000$31,096.000000$31.1k0.185%0.19%87217$30,982.000000$30,982.000000$31.0k0.137%0.14%84618$30,758.000000$30,758.000000$30.8k0.696%0.70%3,22519$30,690.000000$30,690.000000$30.7k0.481%0.48%8,99220$30,684.000000$30,684.000000$30.7k0.396%0.40%1,69721$30,497.000000$30,497.000000$30.5k1.020%1.02%550,178550k$30,489.000000$30,489.000000$30.5k0.810%0.81%5,25722$30,387.000000$30,387.000000$30.4k0.136%0.14%3,40123$30,263.000000$30,263.000000$30.3k0.177%0.18%1,68024$30,017.000000$30,017.000000$30.0k0.227%0.23%2,76725$29,964.000000$29,964.000000$30.0k0.960%0.96%6,11426$29,057.000000$29,057.000000$29.1k0.923%0.92%262,334262k$29,056.000000$29,056.000000$29.1k0.210%0.21%1,30227$28,883.000000$28,883.000000$28.9k0.332%0.33%2,65928$28,236.000000$28,236.000000$28.2k0.347%0.35%2,15229$28,192.000000$28,192.000000$28.2k0.406%0.41%1,82930$28,028.000000$28,028.000000$28.0k0.506%0.51%2,63931$27,947.000000$27,947.000000$27.9k0.175%0.17%3,72032$26,573.000000$26,573.000000$26.6k0.263%0.26%1,86833$26,565.000000$26,565.000000$26.6k0.249%0.25%2,10734$26,447.000000$26,447.000000$26.4k0.191%0.19%1,24835$26,207.000000$26,207.000000$26.2k0.135%0.13%1,51036$26,003.000000$26,003.000000$26.0k0.447%0.45%6,85737$25,743.000000$25,743.000000$25.7k1.530%1.53%14,49014.5k38$25,741.000000$25,741.000000$25.7k0.548%0.55%5,14139$25,461.000000$25,461.000000$25.5k0.871%0.87%13,03213.0k40$25,339.000000$25,339.000000$25.3k9.913%9.91%37,73237.7k41$25,330.000000$25,330.000000$25.3k0.123%0.12%82542$25,326.000000$25,326.000000$25.3k1.252%1.25%7,85243$25,297.000000$25,297.000000$25.3k0.595%0.60%5,04244$25,132.000000$25,132.000000$25.1k0.039%0.04%34745$24,462.000000$24,462.000000$24.5k0.104%0.10%1,23846$23,991.000000$23,991.000000$24.0k0.418%0.42%19,67919.7k47$22,885.000000$22,885.000000$22.9k0.069%0.07%39948$22,500.000000$22,500.000000$22.5k0.219%0.22%1,99149$22,271.000000$22,271.000000$22.3k0.710%0.71%8,77250
% percent of the workforce employed in given industry
Count number of people employed in given industry
# rank of county out of 50 by income in given industry
1Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

Definitions

An industry describe the kind of business conducted by a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following industries (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining:
    • Agriculture: Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
    • Oil & Gas, and Mining: Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
  • Construction: Construction
  • Manufacturing: Manufacturing
  • Wholesalers: Wholesale trade
  • Retail: Retail trade
  • Transportation and warehousing, and utilities:
    • Transportation: Transportation and warehousing
    • Utilities: Utilities
  • Information: Information
  • Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing:
    • Finance & Insurance: Finance and insurance
    • Real estate: Real estate and rental and leasing
  • Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services:
    • Professional: Professional, scientific, and technical services
    • Management: Management of companies and enterprises
    • Administrative: Administrative and support and waste management services
  • Educational services, and health care and social assistance:
    • Education: Educational services
    • Healthcare: Health care and social assistance
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services:
    • Entertainment: Arts, entertainment, and recreation
    • Hospitality: Accommodation and food services
  • Other Services: Other services, except public administration
  • Government: Public administration

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Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Towns:
Amherst
Unincorporated Places:
Madison Heights
ZIP Codes:
22922, 22967, 24483, 24521, 24526, 24553, 24572, 24574, 24595
Unified School District:
Amherst County
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-22
State House Districts:
VA-23, VA-24
Neighboring Cities:
Lynchburg
Neighboring Counties:
Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Nelson, Rockbridge
Nearby Cities:
Buena Vista, Charlottesville, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro
Nearby Counties:
Albemarle, Augusta, Bath, Botetourt, Buckingham