Blairs is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 841 people and two associated neighborhoods, Blairs is the 304th largest community in Virginia.Blairs is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Blairs is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Blairs who work in healthcare suport services (15.53%), sales jobs (10.50%), and food service (9.59%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.26% 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. Blairs 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 education level of Blairs citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.16% of adults 25 and older in Blairs have a college degree. The per capita income in Blairs in 2022 was $25,447, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,788 for a family of four. However, Blairs contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Blairs is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blairs home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blairs residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blairs include English, Italian, German, Scots-Irish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Blairs is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
