Scottsville is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 543 people and three associated neighborhoods, Scottsville is the 328th largest community in Virginia. Scottsville has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Scottsville is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 89.77% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Scottsville is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Scottsville who work in office and administrative support (17.67%), sales jobs (13.49%), and personal care services (9.30%). Also of interest is that Scottsville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Scottsville has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. A relatively large number of people in Scottsville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.92% 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. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Scottsville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Scottsville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Scottsville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Scottsville, the average commute to work is 30.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Scottsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Scottsville 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: 35.59% of adults in Scottsville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Scottsville in 2022 was $37,361, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $149,444 for a family of four. However, Scottsville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Scottsville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Scottsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Scottsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Scottsville include Irish, English, German, Italian, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Scottsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
