Amherst County

Highlights

Relative Location

(from Town of Amherst, county seat)

Demographics

Population

(2000 Census)

31,891

Labor (within 30-45 minutes driving time)

Labor Force

 154,300
Employed

148,390

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Source: Virginia Employment Commission, 07/05

Tax Information (per $100 of assessed valuation, 2002-2003)

Real Estate

$0.61

Machinery & Tools

$0.50 (effective tax rate)

Businesses located within the corporate limits of a town pay county taxes and town taxes. This information reflects Amherst County taxes only.

Major Employers

Buffalo Air Handling

Air Handling Equipment

Central Virginia Training Center

State Institution

England's Stove Works

Manufacturers of Wood Burning Stoves

Glad Manufacturing Co., a division of Clorox

“Glad” Brand Plastic Bags

Greif Brothers Corp, Riverville Mill

Paperboard

Hermle Black Forest Clocks

Clock Movements

Hoppmann Corporation

Automation Equipment

Lynchburg Steel & Specialty

Steel Fabrication

Old Virginia Brick

Brick
Quality Foods Grocery Co-Op

Sweet Briar College

Private College

For more information, please visit the Amherst County web site.