Rustburg is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,281 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rustburg is the 262nd largest community in Virginia.Rustburg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Rustburg is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rustburg who work in community and social services (29.42%), sales jobs (11.59%), and teaching (11.45%). A relatively large number of people in Rustburg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.87% 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. Rustburg 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 citizens of Rustburg are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.73% of adults in Rustburg have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Rustburg in 2022 was $33,189, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,756 for a family of four. However, Rustburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Rustburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rustburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rustburg include Irish, Canadian, English, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Rustburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
