These Are The 10 Worst Places In Virginia To Get A Job

We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.

Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Virginia after looking at the best places in Virginia a short while ago.

These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.

After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Virginia, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Old Dominion are:

1. Martinsville
2. Danville
3. Lynchburg
4. Portsmouth
5. Norfolk
6. Roanoke
7. Timberlake
8. Newport News
9. Williamsburg
10. Hampton

Read on to see how we did it.

How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Old Dominion

After getting the data for every place in Virginia, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.

That left us with 100 cities.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.

Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Virginia To Find A Job”.

The criteria we looked at were:

1. Martinsville

Population: 13,854Recent Job Growth: -1.44%
Future Job Growth: 25.90%

2. Danville

Population: 43,185Recent Job Growth: 0.33%
Future Job Growth: 31.80%

3. Lynchburg

Population: 75,657Recent Job Growth: 0.26%
Future Job Growth: 34.80%

4. Portsmouth

Population: 95,786Recent Job Growth: 1.72%
Future Job Growth: 36.80%

5. Norfolk

Population: 243,056Recent Job Growth: 1.72%
Future Job Growth: 37.40%

6. Roanoke

Population: 96,742Recent Job Growth: 1.88%
Future Job Growth: 38.20%

7. Timberlake

Population: 13,504 Recent Job Growth: 0.26%
Future Job Growth: 35.60%

8. Newport News

Population: 180,831Recent Job Growth: 1.72%
Future Job Growth: 37.40%

9. Williamsburg

Population: 14,207Recent Job Growth: 1.73%
Future Job Growth: 37.00%

10. Hampton

Population: 137,471Recent Job Growth: 1.72%
Future Job Growth: 37.40%

Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks

After crunching all the numbers, Martinsville took the “top” spot as the worst city in Virginia for a job.

So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Virginia, these cities lag behind.

Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.

Detailed List Of Worst Places In Virginia To Get A Job

City	Rank	Population	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
martinsville	1	13,854	-1.44%	25.90%
danville	2	43,185	0.33%	31.80%
lynchburg	3	75,657	0.26%	34.80%
portsmouth	4	95,786	1.72%	36.80%
norfolk	5	243,056	1.72%	37.40%
roanoke	6	96,742	1.88%	38.20%
timberlake	7	13,504	0.26%	35.60%
newport news	8	180,831	1.72%	37.40%
williamsburg	9	14,207	1.73%	37.00%
hampton	10	137,471	1.72%	37.40%
suffolk	11	84,216	1.72%	37.80%
front royal	12	14,537	2.23%	39.70%
salem	13	24,792	1.89%	39.20%
virginia beach	14	439,528	1.72%	38.90%
chesapeake	15	223,233	1.72%	38.80%
cave spring	16	25,836	1.88%	39.50%
hollins	17	15,195	1.88%	39.50%
bristol	18	17,747	2.99%	39.60%
petersburg	19	32,226	3.74%	38.40%
poquoson	20	12,110	1.73%	39.10%
charlottesville	21	43,223	2.20%	40.50%
hopewell	22	22,501	3.74%	40.20%
fredericksburg	23	24,932	2.24%	39.60%
marumsco	24	37,218	2.23%	40.30%
manassas	25	37,943	2.23%	40.30%
waynesboro	26	21,030	2.77%	40.50%
dale city	27	66,593	2.23%	40.30%
bull run	28	14,012	2.23%	40.30%
lake ridge	29	40,775	2.23%	40.30%
sudley	30	15,347	2.23%	40.30%
cherry hill	31	15,624	2.23%	40.30%
linton hall	32	37,660	2.23%	40.30%
richmond	33	205,348	3.73%	41.80%
sterling	34	26,169	2.23%	40.70%
alexandria	35	140,337	2.23%	40.90%
montclair	36	19,877	2.23%	40.30%
buckhall	37	16,160	2.23%	40.30%
neabsco	38	12,204	2.23%	40.30%
radford	39	16,511	3.75%	42.30%
harrisonburg	40	49,043	3.61%	42.50%
staunton	41	23,906	2.77%	41.00%
annandale	42	39,669	2.23%	40.90%
ashburn	43	44,740	2.23%	40.70%
centreville	44	72,465	2.23%	40.90%
highland springs	45	16,536	3.73%	42.70%
manassas park	46	14,409	2.24%	40.50%
bailey’s crossroads	47	23,027	2.23%	40.90%
reston	48	58,396	2.23%	40.90%
winchester	49	26,330	3.35%	42.30%
springfield	50	31,321	2.23%	40.90%
west falls church	51	27,758	2.23%	40.90%
laurel	52	16,412	3.73%	42.70%
fair oaks	53	29,708	2.23%	40.90%
south riding	54	24,745	2.23%	40.70%
cascades	55	12,056	2.23%	40.70%
tuckahoe	56	45,586	3.73%	42.70%
east highland park	57	13,940	3.73%	42.70%
colonial heights	58	17,426	3.74%	42.50%
herndon	59	23,424	2.23%	40.90%
blacksburg	60	42,539	3.74%	43.10%
woodlawn fairfax	61	19,414	2.23%	40.90%
chester	62	20,398	3.73%	42.80%
lincolnia	63	21,431	2.23%	40.90%
oakton	64	34,364	2.23%	40.90%
burke	65	41,454	2.23%	40.90%
mclean	66	48,221	2.23%	40.90%
meadowbrook	67	18,762	3.73%	42.80%
glen allen	68	15,522	3.73%	42.70%
fairfax	69	22,712	2.23%	40.90%
culpeper	70	16,273	4.22%	43.30%
lorton	71	19,293	2.23%	40.90%
hybla valley	72	15,513	2.23%	40.90%
west springfield	73	22,788	2.23%	40.90%
tysons corner	74	20,118	2.23%	40.90%
chantilly	75	23,248	2.23%	40.90%
bon air	76	16,543	3.73%	42.80%
rose hill fairfax	77	19,127	2.23%	40.90%
brandermill	78	12,931	3.73%	42.80%
short pump	79	26,081	3.73%	42.70%
christiansburg	80	20,980	3.74%	43.30%
groveton	81	14,293	2.23%	40.90%
idylwood	82	16,756	2.23%	40.90%
mcnair	83	17,120	2.23%	40.90%
franconia	84	18,775	2.23%	40.90%
burke centre	85	17,343	2.23%	40.90%
mechanicsville	86	36,621	3.73%	43.30%
leesburg	87	43,208	2.24%	40.90%
franklin farm	88	19,869	2.23%	40.90%
merrifield	89	14,999	2.23%	40.90%
vienna	90	15,748	2.23%	40.90%
kingstowne	91	14,478	2.23%	40.90%
fort hunt	92	16,736	2.23%	40.90%
wolf trap	93	16,738	2.23%	40.90%
kings park west	94	13,687	2.23%	40.90%
great falls	95	16,098	2.23%	40.90%
arlington	96	209,077	2.23%	41.30%
newington forest	97	13,020	2.23%	40.90%
mount vernon	98	12,271	2.23%	40.90%
newington	99	12,889	2.23%	40.90%
falls church	100	12,300	2.23%	41.30%