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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ridgeway is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-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. In Ridgeway, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.97 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small town, Ridgeway does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Ridgeway citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.18% of adults in Ridgeway 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.
