Palmyra is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 127 people and three associated neighborhoods, Palmyra is the 412th largest community in Virginia.Palmyra is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 100.00% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Palmyra is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Palmyra who work in community and social services (60.00%), office and administrative support (40.00%), and sales jobs (0.00%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 40.00% 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. Because of many things, Palmyra is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Palmyra a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Palmyra has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Palmyra’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Palmyra has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Palmyra has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Palmyra than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Palmyra may be for you. In Palmyra, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 52.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Palmyra is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.If knowledge is power, Palmyra is a pretty powerful place. 60.00% of the adults in Palmyra have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The people who call Palmyra home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Palmyra residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Palmyra include Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, West Indian, U.S. Virgin Islander, and Trinidadian and Tobagonian. The most common language spoken in Palmyra is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
