Afton is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 313 people and two associated neighborhoods, Afton is the 365th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns, Afton isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Afton are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Afton is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Afton who work in sales jobs (19.10%), maintenance occupations (17.59%), and healthcare (9.55%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 25.63% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Overall, Afton’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. 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, Afton has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Afton a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Afton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Afton, the average commute to work is 33.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Afton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Afton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.36% of adults in Afton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Afton in 2022 was $60,974, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,896 for a family of four. The people who call Afton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Afton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Afton include English, French, Welsh, European, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Afton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
