Wythe County, VA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 36.90, -81.08.
Assembled 2026-10-07. Read the brief.
- 42nd pct · 1,771st of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 25th pct · 100th of 133 Virginia counties · median $307,999
- 54th pct · 1,379th of 3,063 US counties · median +2.9%
- 59th pct · 54th of 133 Virginia counties · median +2.9%
- 6th pct · 1,314th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 2nd pct · 77th of 79 Virginia counties · median $1,757
- 58th pct · 1,349th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 56th pct · 59th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 22nd pct · 2,498th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 18th pct · 109th of 133 Virginia counties · median $1,048
- 54th pct · 1,389th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.3
- 35th pct · 86th of 133 Virginia counties · median 5.4
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 $214,884 (Aug 2026), +3.4% over one year, +33.8% over five
- 42nd pct · 1,771st of 3,063 US counties · median $234,566
- 25th pct · 100th of 133 Virginia counties · median $307,999
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wythe County, VA | $214,884 · +3.4% 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 #
Typical rent $955/mo (Aug 2026), n/a over one year; price-to-rent 18.8
- 6th pct · 1,314th of 1,399 US counties · median $1,496
- 2nd pct · 77th of 79 Virginia counties · median $1,757
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wythe County, VA | $955/mo · n/a 1-yr |
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 $1,176 a month on $214,884 at 7.28%, against an average weekly wage worth $3,974 a month: 29.6% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $214,884 × 80% = $171,907, r = 7.28%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-01), n = 360 → $1,176/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $917 × 52 / 12 = $3,974) = 30% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $214,884 / ($917 × 52) = 4.5
- price-to-rent = $214,884 / ($955 × 12) = 18.8
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 #
11,599 jobs at 922 employers (2026 Q1); +0.7% jobs and +0.2% average weekly wage over the year
- 58th pct · 1,349th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 56th pct · 59th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Wythe County, VA | 11,599 jobs · $917/wk · +0.7% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 2,508 | $1,242 | 2.69 | -2.0% |
| Retail trade | 1,680 | $657 | 1.49 | -2.0% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,376 | $433 | 1.32 | +1.3% |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,216 | $979 | 0.70 | +0.0% |
| Administrative and waste services | 483 | $767 | 0.73 | -0.8% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 328 | $1,211 | 0.67 | +42.6% |
| Construction | 324 | $1,063 | 0.53 | -0.9% |
| Other services | 232 | $762 | 0.67 | -8.7% |
| Finance and insurance | 207 | $1,372 | 0.44 | +4.5% |
| Mining, oil and gas | 135 | $1,208 | 3.27 | -0.7% |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 111 | $303 | 0.58 | +109.4% |
| Real estate and rental | 66 | $840 | 0.37 | +6.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| LITTLE RIVER RESERVOIR NEAR RADFORD, VA | 231.0 Acre-ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 49 km |
| W. KERR SCOTT RESERVOIR AT DAM NR WILKESBORO, NC | 30.0 ft (USGS, no capacity on file) | 86 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 #
45 gauges · 0 flooding · 9 with quality panels averaging 100 % · 17 stale
Sites found: 45, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| NEW RIVER AT IVANHOE, VA | flow 915.0 ft³/s | 14 km |
| GLADE CREEK AT GRAHAMS FORGE, VA | flow 0.16 ft³/s · STALE | 17 km |
| REED CREEK AT GRAHAMS FORGE, VA | flow 96.1 ft³/s | 18 km |
| NEW RIVER NEAR GALAX, VA | flow 721.0 ft³/s | 30 km |
| NEW RIVER AT ALLISONIA, VA | flow 1,410 ft³/s | 30 km |
| PEAK CREEK AT PULASKI, VA | stage 2.63 ft · STALE | 31 km |
| BIG REED ISLAND CREEK NEAR ALLISONIA, VA | flow 139.0 ft³/s · STALE | 32 km |
| CHESTNUT CREEK AT GALAX, VA | flow 39.0 ft³/s | 32 km |
| COX BRANCH AB TAZEWELL RESERVOIR NR GRATTON, VA | flow 39.0 ft³/s · STALE | 41 km |
| VA087-03167317 | stage 2.07 ft | 45 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 #
3 wells in 0 named aquifers:
Sites found: 3, 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-371719080372901 | depth 102.1 ft · 2026-10-06 | 59 km |
| USGS-372322081241501 | depth 22.8 ft · 2026-10-06 | 61 km |
| USGS-370812080261901 | depth 5.59 ft · 2026-10-05 | 63 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 (0.00)
Σ wᵢ·termᵢ / Σ wᵢ = 0.35×0.00 + 0.2×0.00 / 0.55
Banks & federal dollars #
$878.7 m in deposits at 15 offices of 11 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,242, moderately concentrated. $230.8 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $212.8 m, grants $12.9 m), $19,899 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Truist Bank | $156.1 m · 17.8% share · 1 office | |
| The First Bank and Trust Company | $135.4 m · 15.4% share · 1 office | |
| Atlantic Union Bank | $123.1 m · 14.0% share · 1 office | |
| Wythe, VA | $230.8 m FY2026 · $19,899/job | |
| MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS | $201.3 m · top recipient FY2026 |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Bank | $156,084,000 | 17.8% | 1 |
| The First Bank and Trust Company | $135,402,000 | 15.4% | 1 |
| Atlantic Union Bank | $123,084,000 | 14.0% | 1 |
| First Community Bank | $115,264,000 | 13.1% | 3 |
| The National Bank of Blacksburg | $110,004,000 | 12.5% | 1 |
| Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company | $78,537,000 | 8.9% | 2 |
| Carter Bank & Trust | $49,599,000 | 5.6% | 1 |
| The Bank of Marion | $44,525,000 | 5.1% | 2 |
| SKYLINE NATIONAL BANK | $39,722,000 | 4.5% | 1 |
| First Sentinel Bank | $21,567,000 | 2.5% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,242 across 11 banks, which the 1995 Department of Justice bank merger screen calls moderately concentrated.
HHI = Σ (share %)² over 11 banks with deposits in the county = 17.8² + 15.4² + 14.0² + … (8 more) = 1,242
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 | $178,489,583 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $21,121,691 |
| Department of Transportation | $14,861,193 |
| Department of Education | $6,272,569 |
| Department of Agriculture | $4,887,795 |
| Department of Housing and Urban Development | $2,068,206 |
| Railroad Retirement Board | $1,602,521 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $1,243,024 |
| Federal Communications Commission | $262,401 |
| Department of Defense | $7,875 |
| Small Business Administration | $0 |
| Department of Homeland Security | -$5,000 |
That is $19,899 per covered job, against 11,599 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $230.8 m / 11,599 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $19,899
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 | 3.00 | 2026-10-06 | -50.0% |
| Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate · $ per 40 ft box | 7,848.00 | 2026-09-01 | +14.9% |
| 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 | -105,572.00 | 2026-08-01 | -13.7% |
| 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 #
Wythe County, VA: 9 findings, 9 noted
noteWythe County, VA's covered employment was 0.7% 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
- +0.7 % = 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
noteWythe County, VA's typical home value fell 0.4% from $215,724 in July 2026 to $214,884 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.4% = (214884.27270909364 - 215724.462476449) / 215724.462476449 × 100
- 214884.27270909364 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 215724.462476449 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteWythe County, VA's average weekly wage was 0.2% 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
- +0.2 % = 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
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Wythe County, VA could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteWythe County, VA's typical asking rent of $955 ranks 77th of 79 Virginia counties, against a median of $1,757.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 79 Virginia counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
Read all 9 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.