Stuart is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,431 people and four associated neighborhoods, Stuart is the 251st largest community in Virginia.

A relatively large number of people in Stuart telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.61% 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, Stuart has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Stuart a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Being a small town, Stuart does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of adults in Stuart with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.24% of adults in Stuart have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stuart in 2018 was $22,332, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,328 for a family of four. However, Stuart contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Stuart is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Stuart home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Stuart residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Stuart include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scots-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Stuart is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.