Labor Shed
Labor Shed Within a 60-mile Radius
The labor shed in a 60-mile radius of Danville, VA (highlighted in red) overlaps with the labor sheds of Lynchburg, Roanoke, Greensboro, and Raleigh-Durham-Cary. This provides easy access to skill sets in advanced manufacturing, nuclear/electronics, life science, and R&D.
Recruiting Engineering Graduates in the Region
886 Community College Students Yearly
1705 Undergraduate Students Yearly
939 Post-Grad Engineering Awards Yearly
The SVRA Region is comparable in size to MSA’s Topeka, KS; Lafayette, IN; & Athens, GA
Population from SVMS
45 Minute Drive:
219,571 Total Employees
470,152 Total Population
60 Minute Drive:
541,388 Total Employees
1,099,533 Total Population
90 Minute Drive:
1,485,395 Total Employees
2,988,152 Total Population
Easy one-day access to Portland (ME), Chicago (IL),
St. Louis (MO), and Orlando (FL).
