Amherst is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,113 people and three associated neighborhoods, Amherst is the 214th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Amherst is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Amherst is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Amherst who work in office and administrative support (9.63%), sales jobs (7.62%), and business and financial occupations (7.62%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Amherst has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. A relatively large number of people in Amherst telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.42% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Amherst has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Amherst a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Amherst is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Amherst are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.90% of adults in Amherst having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Amherst in 2022 was $37,964, which is middle income relative to Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,856 for a family of four. However, Amherst contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Amherst is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Amherst home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amherst residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Amherst include English, Irish, German, French, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Amherst is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.
