Grottoes is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 2,996 people and just one neighborhood, Grottoes is the 184th largest community in Virginia.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grottoes is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grottoes is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Grottoes who work in sales jobs (13.34%), management occupations (13.06%), and office and administrative support (12.90%).
As is often the case in a small town, Grottoes doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Grottoes are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.57% of adults in Grottoes having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Grottoes in 2022 was $41,940, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,760 for a family of four. However, Grottoes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Grottoes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grottoes residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Grottoes include German, English, Irish, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Grottoes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Grottoes are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 6.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 58.5% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 30.9% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (24.8%), and 14.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Grottoes, VA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (19.2%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (10.4%), and residents who report Irish roots (8.6%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (4.6%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (65.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (84.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.