Mineral is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 512 people and three associated neighborhoods, Mineral is the 336th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Mineral is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Mineral is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mineral who work in office and administrative support (17.75%), food service (8.33%), and maintenance occupations (7.61%). Also of interest is that Mineral 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: 12.00% 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. One downside of living in Mineral, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.94 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Mineral does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Mineral rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.87% of adults 25 and older in Mineral have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Mineral in 2022 was $30,794, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $123,176 for a family of four. However, Mineral contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Mineral is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mineral home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mineral residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Mineral include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Mineral is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
