Mineral is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 523 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mineral is the 336th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mineral is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mineral is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mineral who work in office and administrative support (17.75%), food service (8.33%), and maintenance occupations (7.61%). Also of interest is that Mineral has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.00% 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. In Mineral, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.94 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Mineral doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Mineral with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.87% of adults in Mineral have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Mineral in 2022 was $30,794, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,176 for a family of four. However, Mineral contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mineral is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mineral home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mineral residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mineral include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Mineral is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
