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work in minutes for workers age 16 years and up is 19.8. The median household income is $39,701 as
represented by the Census Bureau (V2016). The percent of persons reported living in poverty is 21.50%.

Work Force
Work Force
The Town of Bedford is located in between the cities of Lynchburg and Roanoke connected by US Route T
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460, a four lane divided highway. Consequently, Bedford is a daily commute from both metropolitan
areas opening up the town to a potential labor force of approximately 500,000 workers.
¾ A satellite campus of the Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) is located at The Bedford
Center for Business. Both CVCC and Virginia Western Community College located in Roanoke
provide industry focused training programs that benefit local companies as well as offer off-
campus classes for the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Old Dominion University. Liberty
University School of Engineering and Computational Sciences research campus is a 10 minute
drive from Bedford providing partnerships opportunities between local businesses, academia
and emerging engineering talent.
¾ The Bedford Science and Technology Center located in the Town of Bedford provides hands-on
Career Technical Education for high school students focusing on hands-on training.
¾ Virginia is a “right-to-work” state with approximately 3% of the regional work force unionized.

Education cation
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The percent of high school graduates or higher in the persons age 25 years and up in the Town is
82.80%. The percent of persons with a bachelor degree or higher age 25 years and up is 23.70%. Bedford
County School system is dedicated to excellence in education with 95% of its school gaining full
accreditation while offering Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment, Early College, and Enrichment
programs, Governor’s Health Science Academy and Acceler8, a regional Governor’s S.T.E.M program.

Library System ibrary System
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There is six public libraries maintained by the Bedford Public Library System. i i bli lib i i t i d b th B df d P bli Lib S t

Recreation creation
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The Town of Bedford as well as Bedford County has numerous parks offering hiking and mountain bike he To n of Bedford as ell as Bedford Co nt has n mero s parks offering hiking and mo ntain bike
trails, disc golf courses, picnic pavilions,
baseball and soccer facilities. Bedford is
located adjacent to thousands of acres
National forest land as well as the Blue Ridge
Parkway. The 30,000 acre Smith Mountain
Lake is located 20 minutes from Bedford to
the south combined with the James River 20
minutes to the North, provide ample
boating/fishing activities. Other amenities
include local golf courses, a variety of local
restaurants, local wineries and breweries,
historical attractions such as the National D-
Day Memorial as well as organized special
events like Bedford CenterFest.

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