Crewe is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,248 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crewe is the 209th largest community in Virginia.Crewe is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Crewe is a town of service providers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crewe who work in healthcare suport services (13.38%), management occupations (13.30%), and teaching (8.19%). A relatively large number of people in Crewe telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.62% 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. Being a small town, Crewe does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Crewe with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.60% of adults in Crewe have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Crewe in 2022 was $26,054, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,216 for a family of four. However, Crewe contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Crewe is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Crewe home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crewe residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crewe include English, German, Irish, European, and Greek. The most common language spoken in Crewe is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
