Scott County, VA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 36.71, -82.61.
Assembled 2026-10-06. Read the brief.
- 23rd pct · 2,340th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 12th pct · 117th of 133 Virginia counties · median $307,999
- 0th pct · 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro · median $251,240
- 71st pct · 864th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 79th pct · 28th of 133 Virginia counties · median +2.9%
- 75th pct · 2nd of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro · median +2.5%
- US counties: not published this period
- Virginia counties: not published this period
- counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro: not published this period
- 36th pct · 2,057th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 34th pct · 88th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 0th pct · 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro · median 13,196
- 23rd pct · 2,460th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 18th pct · 108th of 133 Virginia counties · median $1,048
- 25th pct · 4th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro · median $1,002
- 32nd pct · 2,059th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 18th pct · 108th of 133 Virginia counties · median 5.4
- 0th pct · 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro · median 3.8
Typical home value divided by the average annual wage of one covered job.
A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank: the smallest published value in the cohort is 0 and the largest is 100, and tied values share the average of the ranks they span. It is not the share of entities below the value, so 0 means smallest, not none below. Entities that did not publish the metric are outside the cohort entirely and are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
Home values #
Typical home $169,779 (Aug 2026), +4.9% over one year, +43.5% over five
- 23rd pct · 2,340th of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 12th pct · 117th of 133 Virginia counties · median $307,999
- 0th pct · 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro · median $251,240
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County, VA | $169,779 · +4.9% 1-yr |
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), typical value of homes in the 35th to 65th percentile, smoothed and seasonally adjusted; a model estimate of value, not a sale price. Data through Zillow Research.
Rents #
Zillow publishes no rent index for this area (ZORI covers about 1,400 counties)
- US counties: not published this period
- Virginia counties: not published this period
- counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro: not published this period
Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), smoothed, all homes and multifamily; price-to-rent = typical home / (typical rent × 12).
What the typical home costs to carry #
Principal and interest of $929 a month on $169,779 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $3,995 a month: 23.3% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $169,779 × 80% = $135,823, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $929/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $922 × 52 / 12 = $3,995) = 23% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $169,779 / ($922 × 52) = 3.5
The wage is one covered job’s average, not a household’s income, so this is the share of a single paycheque and not a mortgage underwriting ratio.
Estimate. Principal and interest on the typical home with 20% down over 30 years at this week's Freddie Mac average rate; compared with the average weekly wage of all jobs covered by unemployment insurance in the area (BLS QCEW), which is pay per job, not household income.
Jobs & wages #
4,817 jobs at 392 employers (2026 Q1); -2.7% jobs and +3.7% average weekly wage over the year
- 36th pct · 2,057th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 34th pct · 88th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 0th pct · 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro · median 13,196
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County, VA | 4,817 jobs · $922/wk · -2.7% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1,119 | $1,199 | 2.89 | -0.7% |
| Retail trade | 531 | $494 | 1.13 | -6.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 314 | $411 | 0.73 | +0.0% |
| Professional and technical services | 145 | $1,032 | 0.44 | -5.8% |
| Other services | 99 | $847 | 0.69 | +11.2% |
| Construction | 80 | $904 | 0.32 | +1.3% |
| Information | 77 | $1,585 | 0.87 | -8.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 72 | $1,162 | 0.35 | -4.0% |
| Finance and insurance | 72 | $1,133 | 0.37 | +7.5% |
| Wholesale trade | 38 | $1,451 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| Real estate and rental | 18 | $630 | 0.24 | -14.3% |
| Unclassified | 15 | $1,063 | 1.46 | -46.4% |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, all ownerships, total covered employment in the quarter's third month; over-the-year changes as published. Suppressed cells stay blank.
Drought #
No drought class at this point (USDM covers the United States only)
Sites found: 5, searched within 0 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 0 km away are not.
US Drought Monitor current week; the highest class of any polygon containing the point.
Reservoirs #
2 USGS reservoir gauges, no capacity figures to weight
Sites found: 2, searched within 150 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 150 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| W. KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR AT DAM NR WILKESBORO, NC | 30.0 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 140 km |
| LAKE LOGAN AT DAM NEAR HAZELWOOD, NC | 52.9 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 146 km |
Σ(capacity × percent full) / Σ capacity over TWDB reservoirs within 150 km. Texas only; elsewhere USGS reservoir elevation/storage is listed without a capacity to normalise by.
Stream gauges #
79 gauges · 0 flooding · 7 with quality panels averaging 98 % · 10 stale
Sites found: 79, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| COPPER CREEK NEAR GATE CITY, VA | flow 29.0 ft³/s · STALE | 6 km |
| Clinch River at Ft Blackmore | out of service | 7 km |
| Big Moccasin Creek at Gate City | no flooding | 9 km |
| Stoney Creek above Stoney Creek | observation not current | 9 km |
| Stony Creek at Fort Blackmore 3NNW | no flooding | 11 km |
| N F HOLSTON RIVER NEAR GATE CITY, VA | flow 273.0 ft³/s · quality 100 % (1) · no flooding | 12 km |
| CLINCH RIVER AT SPEERS FERRY, VA | flow 407.0 ft³/s · no flooding | 14 km |
| SF Powell River at Big Cherry Dam | observation not current | 16 km |
| North Fork Clinch River at Duffield | no flooding | 16 km |
| CLINCH RIVER AT ROUTE 65 AT DUNGANNON, VA | turb. 4.20 FNU · quality 100 % (4) · no flooding | 19 km |
USGS latest readings screened against EPA freshwater criteria (DO ≥ 5 mg/L, pH 6.5–9, conductance, turbidity, temperature); NWS flood categories where a NWPS gauge is co-located.
Groundwater #
6 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 6, searched within 75 km of this place’s internal point. That is a disc around a point, not the area itself: sites outside the boundary are included, and sites inside it further than 75 km away are not.
| Site | Reading | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| USGS-364022082450201 | depth 75.5 ft · 2026-10-05 | 13 km |
| USGS-370604082403901 | depth 34.8 ft · 2026-10-05 | 44 km |
| USGS-370654082482501 | depth 12.2 ft · 1984-11-08 | 48 km |
| USGS-371033082374301 | depth 22.9 ft · 1984-11-08 | 52 km |
| USGS-361738082132900 | depth 12.1 ft · 1989-09-30 | 58 km |
| USGS-370443082022301 | depth 3.68 ft · 2002-04-11 | 65 km |
USGS latest daily water levels. A single latest reading says where the table is, not which way it is moving; select a well for its 365-day trace.
Water stress #
low (0.01)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.02 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$127.2 m in deposits at 7 offices of 5 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 2,481, highly concentrated. $170.8 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $161.1 m, grants $9.2 m), $35,453 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Peoples Bank, Inc. | $47.6 m · 37.4% share · 1 office | |
| The Bank of Marion | $27.9 m · 21.9% share · 2 offices | |
| First Community Bank | $21.0 m · 16.5% share · 2 offices | |
| Scott, VA | $170.8 m FY2026 · $35,453/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $160.1 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Peoples Bank, Inc. | $47,619,000 | 37.4% | 1 |
| The Bank of Marion | $27,915,000 | 21.9% | 2 |
| First Community Bank | $21,046,000 | 16.5% | 2 |
| Powell Valley National Bank | $20,556,000 | 16.2% | 1 |
| Farmers and Miners Bank | $10,064,000 | 7.9% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 2,481 across 5 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls highly concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 5 banks with deposits in the county = 37.4² + 21.9² + 16.5² + … (2 more) = 2,481
FDIC Summary of Deposits: deposits at every insured office as of June 30, annual; HHI is the sum of squared county deposit shares (DOJ 1995 bank merger screen: 1000 / 1800). USAspending: obligations by place of performance for the latest complete federal fiscal year (Oct 1 to Sep 30), what agencies committed, not what they paid out; recipients are legal entities. Per-job divides obligations by BLS QCEW covered employment.
Federal obligations #
USAspending place-of-performance obligations for FY2026, by awarding agency.
| Awarding agency | Obligations |
|---|---|
| Social Security Administration | $143,713,423 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $14,913,141 |
| Department of Transportation | $6,347,656 |
| Department of Agriculture | $1,998,513 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1,614,415 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $1,451,299 |
| Department of Justice | $439,349 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $161,146 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $137,295 |
That is $35,453 per covered job, against 4,817 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $170.8 m / 4,817 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $35,453
USAspending obligations are recorded where the work is performed, so a prime award performed here is counted here even when the recipient is headquartered elsewhere. Recipients are legal entities, never people.
National context, not this county #
These are United States, single-gauge, single-state and port series. None of them is keyed to this county.
| Series | Latest | As of | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi River at Memphis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Mississippi River at St. Louis, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Ohio River at Louisville, stage · ft | 12.69 | 2026-10-05 | +3.3% |
| Missouri River at St. Joseph, stage · ft | not published | not published | |
| Colorado River below Hoover Dam, flow (Hoover releases) · ft³/s | 5,170.00 | 2026-02-05 | -25.3% |
| Texas reservoirs, statewide percent full · % | 72.60 | 2026-10-06 | +0.0% |
| Laredo truck crossings, monthly · trucks | 258,700.00 | 2026-08-01 | -0.4% |
| Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual · TEU | 10,513,167.00 | 2023-01-01 | -13.5% |
| Containerships waiting for a berth, all US ports · ships | 6.00 | 2026-09-22 | -14.3% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 6,830.00 | 2026-08-01 | +7.4% |
| US diesel retail price · $ per gallon | unavailable | not published | |
| WTI crude oil, spot · $ per barrel | 96.16 | 2026-09-29 | -3.2% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.28 | 2026-10-01 | +3.6% |
| Housing starts, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,275.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.6% |
| Building permits, annual rate · thousands of units | 1,403.00 | 2026-08-01 | -2.1% |
| Case-Shiller US home price index · index, Jan 2000 = 100 | 337.31 | 2026-07-01 | +0.1% |
| Unemployment rate · % | 4.20 | 2026-09-01 | +2.4% |
| US goods and services trade balance, monthly · $ millions | -88,576.00 | 2026-07-01 | -24.4% |
| Retail sales excluding food services, monthly · $ millions | 646,347.00 | 2026-08-01 | +1.1% |
The indicator registry has no county-keyed series and no geographic selection: every entry is national, a named gauge, a single state or a port. They are here as the backdrop the county's own numbers move against, and they are never this county's readings.
What changed #
Scott County, VA: 8 findings, 1 at a watch level and 7 noted
watchScott County, VA's covered employment is -2.7% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -2.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteScott County, VA's average weekly wage was 3.7% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +3.7 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteScott County, VA's covered employment was 2.7% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -2.7 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteScott County, VA's typical home value of $169,779 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro, against a median of $251,240.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteScott County, VA's covered employment of 4,817 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro, against a median of 13,196.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Kingsport-Bristol metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 8 findings in the full brief
Every finding is produced by a fixed rule table and a fixed sentence for each rule. Nothing here is generated prose.