Open roles snapshot
Carilion Clinic, U.S. Xpress - Dedicated, U.S. Xpress - OTR, Torc Robotics, Spencer Dental & Braces - a Benevis company, Wells Fargo
New River Valley commute and jobs
Major employers, open roles, and realistic commute starting points.
Montgomery County
Virginia Tech (~14,000 employees, the region's largest), Carilion New River Valley Medical Center, Montgomery County Public Schools, HCA LewisGale Montgomery Commute anchors: Corporate Research Center, Downtown Blacksburg, I-81, LewisGale Montgomery.
Radford
Radford University (~1,800 jobs), Carilion clinics, Radford City Public Schools, BAE Systems at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (nearby, major regional employer) Commute anchors: Carilion New River Valley, I-81, Radford University.
Pulaski County
Volvo Trucks New River Valley plant (Dublin, ~3,000+ employees), Pulaski County Public Schools, Phoenix Packaging, James Hardie
Giles County
Giles County Public Schools, Carilion Giles Community Hospital, Celanese Narrows plant, Giles County government and outdoor recreation Commute anchors: Appalachian Trail, Blacksburg, Carilion Giles Community Hospital, Narrows.
Floyd County
Floyd County Public Schools, Citizens Telephone Cooperative, agriculture, crafts & tourism (FloydFest, the Floyd Country Store)
Run routes at real timesCompare morning, school-dismissal, event, and bad-weather routes from a specific address rather than relying on a town-to-town estimate.
Check the backup routeMountain roads, river crossings, and interstate incidents can make the alternate route matter as much as the normal route.
Use this page as a starting point, then open the area guides for the underlying numbers and source notes.
Sources and freshness
How to read the data for New River Valley commute and jobs.
- Last rebuilt 2026-06-23 from the latest records synced into this guide.
- Home-price medians use 5,384 recorded public sale rows across 4 areas.
- 1 area uses assessed value because usable sale-price coverage is limited.
- Property and tax figures come from county/city parcel, sales, and assessor records.
- School metrics use Virginia Department of Education profiles when available.
- Amenity and business counts use OpenStreetMap, so hours and listings can change.
- Jobs, events, news, and business-directory layers are included only after their feeds or curated sources sync.
- Use these figures as planning estimates, then verify taxes, listings, and school details before making an offer.
Still choosing between Southwest Virginia markets?
This page is focused on New River Valley. Use the region split below to keep nearby towns, commute patterns, and local data straight.
Current guide
New River Valley
Where Virginia Tech, the New River, and the Blue Ridge all meet, with some of the lowest tax rates in the region.
Montgomery CountyRadfordPulaski CountyGiles CountyFloyd County
Companion guide
Roanoke Metro
A walkable small city with a Level I trauma center and miles of mountain greenway, for a lot less than the coast costs.
Roanoke CountyRoanoke CitySalem
Open Roanoke guide