Open roles snapshot
Carilion Clinic, Wells Fargo, U.S. Xpress - Dedicated, U.S. Xpress - OTR, Decker, Penske - Roanoke, VA - 2604697
Roanoke Metro commute and jobs
Major employers, open roles, and realistic commute starting points.
Roanoke County
Carilion Clinic, Roanoke County Public Schools, Kroger / Food Lion regional operations, Friendship (senior care) Commute anchors: Carilion, Downtown Roanoke, Tanglewood, US-220.
Roanoke City
Carilion Clinic (~13,000+ employees, the metro's largest), Roanoke City Public Schools, City of Roanoke, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine & Research Institute Commute anchors: Amtrak, Carilion Roanoke Memorial, Downtown Roanoke, Grandin Village.
Salem
LewisGale Medical Center (Salem), Salem VA Medical Center, Salem City Schools, Roanoke College (adjacent) Commute anchors: Downtown Roanoke, I-81, LewisGale Medical Center, Roanoke College.
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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 Roanoke Metro commute and jobs.
- Last rebuilt 2026-06-23 from the latest records synced into this guide.
- Home-price medians use 16,338 recorded public sale rows across 3 areas.
- 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 Roanoke Metro. Use the region split below to keep nearby towns, commute patterns, and local data straight.
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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.
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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.
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