Occupations in Lafayette, Virginia (Unincorporated Place)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Lafayette
Lafayette
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%CountBusiness1Engineering2Fire FightingHealth TechniciansSales and RelatedFacilitiesPersonal CareHealthcare SupportEntertainment3ManagementComputers & MathScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Healthcare5Law EnforcementFood ServiceAdministrativeFarming6Construction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving21.929825%6.079269%21.929825%21.9%7520.760234%1.971531%20.760234%20.8%7116.666667%1.372392%16.666667%16.7%5714.912281%1.815429%14.912281%14.9%519.356725%9.936984%9.356725%9.4%327.017544%3.485409%7.017544%7.0%244.385965%3.436232%4.385965%4.4%152.631579%2.025118%2.631579%2.6%92.339181%2.013226%2.339181%2.3%80.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.730860%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.013358%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.983809%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.707686%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.561444%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%6.434407%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.580542%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.187874%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.278938%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%12.427461%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.347012%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%5.029684%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.034172%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.285220%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.367731%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.894211%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Engineering and architecture 3Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 4Education, training, and library 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in Lafayette than in Virginia, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Lafayette
Less Common
More Common
0%500%1,000%%ref.Fire FightingEngineering1Health TechniciansBusiness2FacilitiesHealthcare SupportPersonal CareEntertainment3Sales and RelatedManagementComputers & MathScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Healthcare5Law EnforcementFood ServiceAdministrativeFarming6Construction7Repair8ProductionTransportationMaterial Moving1,114.424628%1,114.424628%1,114.4%16.667%16.7%1.372%1.37%953.000387%953.000387%953.0%20.760%20.8%1.972%1.97%721.419027%721.419027%721.4%14.912%14.9%1.815%1.82%260.731302%260.731302%260.7%21.930%21.9%6.079%6.08%101.340614%101.340614%101.3%7.018%7.02%3.485%3.49%29.946939%29.946939%29.9%2.632%2.63%2.025%2.03%27.638782%27.638782%27.6%4.386%4.39%3.436%3.44%16.190669%16.190669%16.2%2.339%2.34%2.013%2.01%-5.839389%-5.839389%5.8%9.357%9.36%9.937%9.94%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%11.731%11.7%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.013%5.01%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.984%0.98%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.708%1.71%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.561%1.56%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%6.434%6.43%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.581%3.58%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.188%1.19%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.279%5.28%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%12.427%12.4%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.347%0.35%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%5.030%5.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.034%3.03%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.285%4.29%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.368%3.37%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.894%1.89%
% percentage of occupation in Lafayette
ref. percentage of occupation in Virginia
1Engineering and architecture 2Business and finance 3Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 4Education, training, and library 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Sex Ratio by Occupation#3

Sex ratio by occupation among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Lafayette
Female Male
Virginia
Lafayette
1x0x1xFMAll Occupations-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.610687x1.068745x1.610687x1.61x131211
F number of females employed in given occupation
M number of males employed in given occupation

Part Timers by Occupation#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an occupation.
Scope: population of Virginia and Lafayette
Lafayette
Virginia
0%50%100%PartFullEntertainment1FacilitiesAll OccupationsBusiness2Engineering3Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingPersonal CareSales and Related100.000000%36.532001%100.000000%100.0%80100.000000%41.520539%100.000000%100.0%2409.356725%28.553811%9.356725%9.4%323100.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.431596%0750.000000%0.000000%0.0%11.382257%0710.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.815895%0510.000000%0.000000%0.0%39.066342%090.000000%0.000000%0.0%27.276338%0570.000000%0.000000%0.0%52.583957%0150.000000%0.000000%0.0%39.485966%032
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 2Business and finance 3Engineering and architecture 4Education, training, and library 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Median Income by Occupation#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Virginia and Lafayette
Lafayette
Virginia
$0k$20k$40k%CountAll Occupations$59,559.000000$50,323.000000$59,559.000000$59.6k100.000%100%342
% percent of the workforce employed in given occupation
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Engineering and architecture 3Education, training, and library 4Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Occupations by Place in the Blacksburg Area

There are 27 places in the Blacksburg Area. This section compares Lafayette to all of the places in the Blacksburg Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette.

Management Occupations by Place#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Lafayette, selected other places in the Blacksburg Area, and entities that contain Lafayette
0%5%10%15%20%Count#SnowvilleAllisoniaNew RiverDraperHiwasseeDublinVirginiaPulaskiSouth AtlanticChristiansburgUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPearisburgSouthRinerFairlawnMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoBlacksburgBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgPrices ForkNarrowsRadfordFloydPembrokeDistrict C-01Plum CreekRich CreekBelviewZIP Code 24087ZIP 24087021400Tract 021400MerrimacShawsvilleEllistonLafayetteParrottBelspringGlen Lyn24.390244%24.390244%24.4%10120.481928%20.481928%20.5%17218.085106%18.085106%18.1%34316.269841%16.269841%16.3%41416.049383%16.049383%16.0%13511.799762%11.799762%11.8%99611.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.197467%11.197467%11.2%389710.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.187983%10.187983%10.2%1,214810.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M10.000000%10.000000%10.0%13399.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.414226%9.414226%9.4%45109.327549%9.327549%9.3%129119.204033%9.204033%9.2%4,2909.204033%9.204033%9.2%4,2909.076167%9.076167%9.1%1,791128.990211%8.990211%9.0%7,5407.464455%7.464455%7.5%63136.962785%6.962785%7.0%58146.667601%6.667601%6.7%476156.584362%6.584362%6.6%16166.263499%6.263499%6.3%29176.181121%6.181121%6.2%3876.091371%6.091371%6.1%36185.535055%5.535055%5.5%15194.980080%4.980080%5.0%25203.619236%3.619236%3.6%732.380952%2.380952%2.4%562.095808%2.095808%2.1%14210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%0260.000000%0.000000%0.0%027

Occupations by Place in Virginia

There are 593 places in Virginia. This section compares Lafayette to the 50 most populous places in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 23,008.

Management Occupations by Place#31

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Lafayette, selected other places in Virginia, and entities that contain Lafayette
0%5%10%15%20%Count#McLeanArlingtonRestonSouth RidingShort PumpTysons CornerOaktonAshburnLinton HallLeesburgBurkeChantillyWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldFair OaksAlexandriaLake RidgeFairfaxCentrevilleTuckahoeHerndonMechanicsvilleVirginiaFredericksburgLincolniaVirginia BeachVirginia BchBailey's CrossroadsSpringfieldWinchesterSouth AtlanticSuffolkRichmondWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchAnnandaleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesChesapeakeSouthDale CityCave SpringMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoBlacksburgBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgManassasSalemHamptonCharlottesvilleHarrisonburgSterlingNewport NewsNorfolkPortsmouthRoanokeMarumscoLynchburgStauntonDanvilleDistrict C-01PetersburgZIP Code 24087ZIP 24087021400Tract 021400Lafayette21.541930%21.541930%21.5%4,778118.208027%18.208027%18.2%25,89425.9k218.207926%18.207926%18.2%6,340318.176353%18.176353%18.2%2,721417.726826%17.726826%17.7%2,706517.634342%17.634342%17.6%2,284617.468037%17.468037%17.5%3,484716.891817%16.891817%16.9%4,564816.557585%16.557585%16.6%3,390916.497266%16.497266%16.5%4,4961016.243632%16.243632%16.2%3,5391116.164167%16.164167%16.2%2,0481216.104497%16.104497%16.1%1,9481316.019227%16.019227%16.0%3,2661415.811348%15.811348%15.8%14,76114.8k1513.953080%13.953080%14.0%3,1761613.822048%13.822048%13.8%1,7291713.815441%13.815441%13.8%5,7371813.479860%13.479860%13.5%3,2261912.916460%12.916460%12.9%1,8262012.181828%12.181828%12.2%2,3692111.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.257993%11.257993%11.3%1,5672211.080436%11.080436%11.1%1,4852310.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k2410.641268%10.641268%10.6%1,2962510.446387%10.446387%10.4%1,5892610.418292%10.418292%10.4%1,3352710.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.288404%10.288404%10.3%4,1312810.249765%10.249765%10.2%10,99411.0k2910.176227%10.176227%10.2%1,7673010.154242%10.154242%10.2%2,3703110.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.900449%9.900449%9.9%10,69110.7k329.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.508848%9.508848%9.5%3,541339.407274%9.407274%9.4%1,257349.204033%9.204033%9.2%4,2909.204033%9.204033%9.2%4,2909.076167%9.076167%9.1%1,791358.990211%8.990211%9.0%7,5408.707994%8.707994%8.7%1,902368.610504%8.610504%8.6%1,064378.507131%8.507131%8.5%5,213388.397895%8.397895%8.4%2,027398.251153%8.251153%8.3%2,075408.215894%8.215894%8.2%1,405417.843018%7.843018%7.8%6,461427.712122%7.712122%7.7%7,904437.402784%7.402784%7.4%3,084447.129033%7.129033%7.1%3,352457.022527%7.022527%7.0%1,434466.983992%6.983992%7.0%2,465476.901087%6.901087%6.9%787486.578556%6.578556%6.6%1,105496.181121%6.181121%6.2%3874.760435%4.760435%4.8%617503.619236%3.619236%3.6%732.380952%2.380952%2.4%560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the South

There are 9,693 places in the South. This section compares Lafayette to the 50 most populous places in the South and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 188,973.

Management Occupations by Place#56

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Lafayette, selected other places in the South, and entities that contain Lafayette
0%5%10%15%Count#ArlingtonWashingtonPlanoAtlantaRaleighAustinVirginiaCharlotteTampaVirginia BeachVirginia BchOrlandoSouth AtlanticLexington-FayetteLittle RockRichmondDurhamUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHuntsvilleChesapeakeSouthNew OrleansNashville-DavidsonGreensboroOklahoma CityMontgomerySt. PetersburgMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoFort WorthWinston-SalemMiamiDallasBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgJacksonvilleIrvingTulsaLouisvilleBaltimoreHoustonSan AntonioArlingtonMobileEl PasoAmarilloLubbockShreveportBaton RougeLaredoColumbusNorfolkFayettevilleCorpus ChristiBirminghamMemphisGarlandDistrict C-01Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance)Augusta-Richmon…HialeahZIP Code 24087ZIP 24087021400Tract 021400Lafayette18.208027%18.208027%18.2%25,89425.9k116.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k215.534780%15.534780%15.5%23,03023.0k313.593190%13.593190%13.6%29,91129.9k412.318859%12.318859%12.3%29,05629.1k512.235944%12.235944%12.2%62,22162.2k611.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k711.156607%11.156607%11.2%18,88218.9k810.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k910.415643%10.415643%10.4%14,62714.6k1010.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.310234%10.310234%10.3%16,45416.5k1110.289635%10.289635%10.3%9,6881210.249765%10.249765%10.2%10,99411.0k1310.048597%10.048597%10.0%13,06813.1k1410.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.900455%9.900455%9.9%8,792159.900449%9.900449%9.9%10,69110.7k169.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.795668%9.795668%9.8%17,08117.1k179.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k189.584115%9.584115%9.6%12,87312.9k199.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.372919%9.372919%9.4%8,303219.316515%9.316515%9.3%11,55911.6k229.204033%9.204033%9.2%4,2909.204033%9.204033%9.2%4,2909.169305%9.169305%9.2%34,69534.7k239.132376%9.132376%9.1%9,550249.083882%9.083882%9.1%18,33218.3k259.066233%9.066233%9.1%56,34856.3k268.990211%8.990211%9.0%7,5408.957206%8.957206%9.0%35,34235.3k278.849887%8.849887%8.8%10,70510.7k288.694967%8.694967%8.7%16,54416.5k298.640428%8.640428%8.6%25,23125.2k308.534917%8.534917%8.5%23,46323.5k318.489789%8.489789%8.5%92,76392.8k328.460838%8.460838%8.5%55,56355.6k338.374435%8.374435%8.4%16,11316.1k348.362425%8.362425%8.4%6,779358.289786%8.289786%8.3%23,16123.2k368.277424%8.277424%8.3%7,970378.135313%8.135313%8.1%9,634388.069408%8.069408%8.1%6,785397.987265%7.987265%8.0%8,580407.975300%7.975300%8.0%7,620417.962190%7.962190%8.0%6,368427.712122%7.712122%7.7%7,904437.706688%7.706688%7.7%5,689447.590552%7.590552%7.6%11,37311.4k457.406798%7.406798%7.4%6,757466.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k476.560190%6.560190%6.6%7,418486.181121%6.181121%6.2%3875.687229%5.687229%5.7%4,288495.357246%5.357246%5.4%5,553503.619236%3.619236%3.6%732.380952%2.380952%2.4%560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Lafayette to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafayette. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Management Occupations by Place#81

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Lafayette, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Lafayette
0%5%10%15%Count#WashingtonSeattleSan FranciscoAtlantaDenverRaleighAustinVirginiaCharlottePortlandSan JoseOaklandMinneapolisSan DiegoVirginia BeachVirginia BchBostonColorado SpringsColorado SpgsSouth AtlanticUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesNew YorkSouthChicagoNashville-DavidsonOklahoma CityLos AngelesOmahaPhoenixMontgomery CountyMontgomeryMontgomery County Public SchoolsMontgomery CoFort WorthMiamiDallasLong BeachKansas CityBlacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford Metro AreaBlacksburgJacksonvilleColumbusAlbuquerqueWichitaTulsaLouisvilleSacramentoBaltimoreIndianapolisHoustonSan AntonioMesaArlingtonEl PasoLas VegasPhiladelphiaMemphisTucsonFresnoMilwaukeeClevelandDistrict C-01DetroitZIP Code 24087ZIP 24087021400Tract 021400Lafayette16.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k114.482924%14.482924%14.5%57,27257.3k214.223023%14.223023%14.2%69,48869.5k313.593190%13.593190%13.6%29,91129.9k412.512177%12.512177%12.5%45,08245.1k512.318859%12.318859%12.3%29,05629.1k612.235944%12.235944%12.2%62,22162.2k711.730860%11.730860%11.7%473,511474k11.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k811.451507%11.451507%11.5%38,06038.1k911.361392%11.361392%11.4%56,83456.8k1011.198314%11.198314%11.2%23,11523.1k1111.090883%11.090883%11.1%25,34325.3k1211.024488%11.024488%11.0%73,85973.9k1310.931599%10.931599%10.9%23,73623.7k1410.835836%10.835836%10.8%38,39738.4k1510.793159%10.793159%10.8%22,70622.7k1610.390478%10.390478%10.4%2,952,3322.95M10.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.915305%9.915305%9.9%395,781396k179.891059%9.891059%9.9%5,332,9125.33M9.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k189.686025%9.686025%9.7%32,96633.0k199.406453%9.406453%9.4%27,91627.9k209.255983%9.255983%9.3%176,223176k219.255914%9.255914%9.3%20,95421.0k229.254368%9.254368%9.3%66,28766.3k239.204033%9.204033%9.2%4,2909.204033%9.204033%9.2%4,2909.169305%9.169305%9.2%34,69534.7k249.083882%9.083882%9.1%18,33218.3k259.066233%9.066233%9.1%56,34856.3k269.048877%9.048877%9.0%20,04120.0k279.034554%9.034554%9.0%21,35121.4k288.990211%8.990211%9.0%7,5408.957206%8.957206%9.0%35,34235.3k298.942500%8.942500%8.9%38,75038.8k308.924684%8.924684%8.9%23,37023.4k318.828501%8.828501%8.8%16,19216.2k328.694967%8.694967%8.7%16,54416.5k338.640428%8.640428%8.6%25,23125.2k348.624270%8.624270%8.6%18,56418.6k358.534917%8.534917%8.5%23,46323.5k368.530679%8.530679%8.5%34,45234.5k378.489789%8.489789%8.5%92,76392.8k388.460838%8.460838%8.5%55,56355.6k398.443649%8.443649%8.4%18,12118.1k408.374435%8.374435%8.4%16,11316.1k418.289786%8.289786%8.3%23,16123.2k427.602876%7.602876%7.6%20,71720.7k437.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k446.969860%6.969860%7.0%20,01220.0k456.869088%6.869088%6.9%15,99016.0k466.791033%6.791033%6.8%13,77513.8k476.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k486.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409496.181121%6.181121%6.2%3874.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k503.619236%3.619236%3.6%732.380952%2.380952%2.4%560.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Definitions

An occupation describes the kind of work a person does on the job. On this page, all employed persons are categorized into one of the following occupations (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Management, business, science, and arts occupations:
    • Management, business, and financial occupations:
      • Management: Management occupations
      • Business: Business and financial operations occupations
    • Computer, engineering, and science occupations:
      • Computers & Math: Computer and mathematical occupations
      • Engineering: Architecture and engineering occupations
      • Science: Life, physical, and social science occupations
    • Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations:
      • Social Service: Community and social service occupations
      • Legal: Legal occupations
      • Education: Education, training, and library occupations
      • Entertainment: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
    • Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
      • Healthcare: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
      • Health Technicians: Health technologists and technicians
  • Service occupations:
    • Healthcare Support: Healthcare support occupations
    • Protective service occupations:
      • Fire Fighting: Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
      • Law Enforcement: Law enforcement workers including supervisors
    • Food Service: Food preparation and serving related occupations
    • Facilities: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
    • Personal Care: Personal care and service occupations
  • Sales and office occupations:
    • Sales and Related: Sales and related occupations
    • Administrative: Office and administrative support occupations
  • Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:
    • Farming: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
    • Construction: Construction and extraction occupations
    • Repair: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:
    • Production: Production occupations
    • Transportation: Transportation occupations
    • Material Moving: Material moving occupations

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State:
Virginia
County:
Montgomery
Metro Area:
Blacksburg Area
District:
C-01
ZIP Code:
24087
Unified School District:
Montgomery County
Congressional District:
VA-9
State Senate District:
VA-19
State House District:
VA-8
Neighboring Unincorporated Places:
Elliston
Nearby Cities:
Roanoke, Salem
Nearby Towns:
Blacksburg, Christiansburg
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Cave Spring, Glenvar, Hollins, Merrimac, Prices Fork, Shawsville