Ridgeway is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 733 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ridgeway is the 311th largest community in Virginia.Ridgeway is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Ridgeway is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ridgeway who work in office and administrative support (17.37%), healthcare (10.00%), and management occupations (8.68%). Also of interest is that Ridgeway has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Ridgeway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.20% 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. One downside of living in Ridgeway is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ridgeway, the average commute to work is 31.97 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Ridgeway 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 population of Ridgeway overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Ridgeway, 24.18% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Ridgeway in 2022 was $28,795, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,180 for a family of four. However, Ridgeway contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Ridgeway is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ridgeway home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ridgeway residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ridgeway include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Ridgeway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
