Ridgeway is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 737 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 sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ridgeway who work in office and administrative support (14.76%), sales jobs (9.67%), and healthcare (9.16%). A relatively large number of people in Ridgeway telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.57% 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, Ridgeway has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ridgeway a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. 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 34.38 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 percentage of adults in Ridgeway who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.35% of the adults in Ridgeway have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Ridgeway in 2022 was $21,476, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $85,904 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, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Ridgeway is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
