Dumfries is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,916 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Dumfries is the 116th largest community in Virginia.Dumfries is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Dumfries is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Dumfries who work in office and administrative support (15.75%), food service (11.43%), and maintenance occupations (8.45%). Also of interest is that Dumfries 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: 9.48% 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 Dumfries, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.77 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In Dumfries, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Dumfries is a relatively small town. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.In terms of college education, Dumfries is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 18.88% of adults 25 and older in Dumfries have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Dumfries in 2022 was $27,134, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $108,536 for a family of four. However, Dumfries contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dumfries is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Dumfries home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Dumfries, accounting for 39.14% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Dumfries residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Dumfries include German, Irish, English, Ethiopian, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian. Foreign born people are also an important part of Dumfries's cultural character, accounting for 23.85% of the town’s population. The most common language spoken in Dumfries is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
