Tazewell County, VA
Housing, jobs, water, deposits and federal obligations for this county, each figure with the release it came from. Internal point 37.13, -81.56.
Assembled 2026-10-19. Read the brief.
- 15th pct · 2,596th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 8th pct · 122nd of 133 Virginia counties · median $309,231
- 60th pct · 1,221st of 3,062 US counties · median +2.9%
- 68th pct · 43rd of 133 Virginia counties · median +2.8%
- US counties: not published this period
- Virginia counties: not published this period
- 62nd pct · 1,224th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 65th pct · 47th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
- 21st pct · 2,515th of 3,221 US counties · median $1,039
- 17th pct · 110th of 133 Virginia counties · median $1,048
- 22nd pct · 2,377th of 3,063 US counties · median 4.2
- 11th pct · 118th 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 $144,973 (Sep 2026), +3.6% over one year, +25.4% over five
- 15th pct · 2,596th of 3,063 US counties · median $230,451
- 8th pct · 122nd of 133 Virginia counties · median $309,231
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County, VA | $144,973 · +3.6% 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 #
Zillow publishes no rent index for this area (ZORI covers about 1,400 counties)
- US counties: not published this period
- Virginia counties: not published this period
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 $803 a month on $144,973 at 7.40%, against an average weekly wage worth $3,961 a month: 20.3% of one job’s pay.
- payment = P·r / (1 − (1+r)^−n), P = $144,973 × 80% = $115,978, r = 7.40%/12 (Freddie Mac PMMS via FRED, 2026-10-15), n = 360 → $803/mo principal and interest
- wage share = payment / (avg weekly wage $914 × 52 / 12 = $3,961) = 20% of one average job's pay (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all covered jobs)
- years of wages = $144,973 / ($914 × 52) = 3.1
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 #
13,382 jobs at 1,014 employers (2026 Q1); -0.9% jobs and -0.1% average weekly wage over the year
- 62nd pct · 1,224th of 3,221 US counties · median 8,232
- 65th pct · 47th of 133 Virginia counties · median 9,944
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County, VA | 13,382 jobs · $914/wk · -0.9% YoY |
| NAICS sector | Jobs | Avg weekly wage | Location quotient | Jobs over the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 2,560 | $620 | 1.96 | -4.2% |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,983 | $1,080 | 0.98 | +3.8% |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,110 | $375 | 0.92 | -2.5% |
| Manufacturing | 960 | $1,023 | 0.89 | -11.4% |
| Wholesale trade | 449 | $1,087 | 0.88 | +1.1% |
| Construction | 447 | $1,097 | 0.64 | +0.0% |
| Administrative and waste services | 445 | $796 | 0.59 | +54.5% |
| Professional and technical services | 365 | $1,001 | 0.40 | +4.9% |
| Other services | 334 | $874 | 0.84 | -11.2% |
| Finance and insurance | 302 | $1,200 | 0.55 | +2.7% |
| Educational services | 248 | $584 | 0.86 | -33.9% |
| Mining, oil and gas | 219 | $2,894 | 4.60 | -9.1% |
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 #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, 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.
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 #
Surface water layer not loaded
Sites found: 0, 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.
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 #
No USGS monitoring wells within 75 km (or above 1,500 km)
Sites found: 0, 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.
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 / 0.35
Banks & federal dollars #
$1.3 bn in deposits at 27 offices of 11 banks (SOD June 2026); HHI 1,393, moderately concentrated. $347.5 m federal obligations in FY2026 (direct payments $336.7 m, grants $10.9 m), $25,967 per covered job
| Item | Value | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The National Bank of Blacksburg | $256.5 m · 19.8% share · 7 offices | |
| First Sentinel Bank | $222.2 m · 17.2% share · 4 offices | |
| Truist Bank | $221.0 m · 17.1% share · 2 offices | |
| Tazewell, VA | $347.5 m FY2026 · $25,967/job |
| Institution | Deposits | Share | Offices |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Bank of Blacksburg | $256,534,000 | 19.8% | 7 |
| First Sentinel Bank | $222,244,000 | 17.2% | 4 |
| Truist Bank | $220,977,000 | 17.1% | 2 |
| Wells Fargo Bank, National Association | $154,787,000 | 12.0% | 1 |
| New Peoples Bank, Inc. | $146,844,000 | 11.3% | 3 |
| First Community Bank | $123,204,000 | 9.5% | 4 |
| Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Company | $61,583,000 | 4.8% | 1 |
| TruPoint Bank | $60,137,000 | 4.6% | 2 |
| Legacy Bank | $34,397,000 | 2.7% | 1 |
| MCNB Bank and Trust Co. | $10,365,000 | 0.8% | 1 |
Deposit concentration is 1,393 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 = 19.8² + 17.2² + 17.1² + … (8 more) = 1,393
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 #
That is $25,967 per covered job, against 13,382 jobs in the 2026 Q1 QCEW quarter.
per job = FY2026 obligations $347.5 m / 13,382 covered jobs (BLS QCEW 2026 Q1, all ownerships) = $25,967
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 | 17.95 | 2026-10-18 | -2.6% |
| 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 · % | 72.20 | 2026-10-19 | +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 | 7.00 | 2026-10-13 | +133.3% |
| 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 | 101.91 | 2026-10-14 | +1.0% |
| 30-year fixed mortgage rate · % | 7.40 | 2026-10-15 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 652,115.00 | 2026-09-01 | +0.7% |
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 #
Tazewell County, VA: 8 findings, 2 at a watch level and 6 noted
watchTazewell County, VA's covered employment is -0.9% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchTazewell County, VA's average weekly wage is -0.1% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -0.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteTazewell County, VA's covered employment was 0.9% lower 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
- -0.9 % = 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
noteTazewell County, VA's typical home value rose 0.6% from $144,114 in August 2026 to $144,973 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (144973.02359505792 - 144113.9022602345) / 144113.9022602345 × 100
- 144973.02359505792 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 144113.9022602345 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteTazewell County, VA's average weekly wage was 0.1% lower 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
- -0.1 % = 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
Read all 8 findings in the full brief
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