Floyd is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 448 people and two associated neighborhoods, Floyd is the 342nd largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Floyd is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Floyd is a town of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Floyd who work in management occupations (17.30%), teaching (16.03%), and healthcare (9.28%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.58% 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. The overall crime rate in Floyd is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.26 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, Floyd does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Floyd is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.83% of adults in Floyd have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Floyd in 2022 was $43,305, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $173,220 for a family of four. However, Floyd contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Floyd home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Floyd residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Floyd include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Floyd is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
