Only a few locations can guarantee the right combination of resources that are crucial to your business's success. We believe Lawrenceville, Virginia, is one of those locations. Our unique combination of assets has encouraged businesses to prosper in this area for hundreds of years.

Lawrenceville is a town of 1,275 people (2000 census), covers 0.9 square mile and is the county seat for Brunswick County. Lawrenceville is the home of Saint Paul's College.

Brunswick is located in the south-central Piedmont Region of Virginia. Brunswick County has been traditionally known for its tobacco-based agricultural and forest products economy and as the home of "brunswick stew." The county is located on Lake Gaston, a 20,000 acre lake that provides recreation for a large part of Virginia and North Carolina.

In addition to Lawrenceville there are two other incorporated towns, Alberta, and Brodnax. All three are all situated on either interstate or four-lane primary highways. Brunswick County is 64 miles southwest of Richmond, the state capital; about 75 miles northeast of Raleigh, N.C.; and Norfolk is 90 miles to the east.

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Brunswick County, Virginia
Information from Virginia Economic Development Partnership

Population	2009	2000	2013
Brunswick County	17,514	18,416	18,622
Extended Labor Market Area	254,034	257,936	263,741
Total	271,548	276,352	282,363

Gender Distribution (2009)	Male	Female
Brunswick County	53.8%	46.2%

Population by Age Group (2009)
Age 0-4	885	5.1%
Age 5-9	890	5.1%
Age 10-14	827	4.7%
Age 15-19	1,171	6.7%
Age 20-29	2,704	15.4%
Age 30-39	2,325	13.3%
Age 40-49	2,453	14.0%
Age 50-59	2,476	14.1%
Age 60-69	1,910	10.9%
Age 70+	1,873	10.7%

Median Age (2009)

40 years

Race/Ethnicity (2009)
Classification	Profile Area	Labor Area
American Indian or Alaska Native	19	3,330
Asian	54	1,408
Black	9,819	121,134
Pacific Islander	1	88
Two or More	119	2,229
White	7,502	125,845
Hispanic (may be of any race)	345	3,795

Civilian Labor Force	2009	2008	2007	2006
Brunswick County	7,171	7,037	6,920	6,869
Extended Labor Market Area	113,620	110,024	110,767	109,010
Total	120,791	117,061	117,687	115,879

Labor Force Participation 2000 Census
Brunswick County	46.4%
Extended Labor Market Area	53.5%

Unemployment
Unemployment Rate (July 2010)
Brunswick County		12.4%
Extended Labor Market Area		12.7%
Statewide		7.1%

Unemployment Rate	2009	2008	2007	2006
Brunswick County	11.4%	6.6%	4.7%	4.8%
Labor Area	11.6%	7.3%	5.5%	5.6%
Statewide	6.9%	3.9%	3.0%	3.0%

Underemployed (2nd Quarter 2010)	2nd 2010	1st 2010	4th 2009	3rd 2009
Brunswick County	779	877	883	686
Extended Labor Market Area	12,425	12,716	12,524	11,661
Total	13,204	13,593	13,407	12,347

Commuting Patterns -- 2000 Census
Live and work in Brunswick County:	3,171	40.8%
Total In-Commuters:	1,405	18.1%
Total Out-Commuters:	3,192	41.1%
Net Out-Commuters:	1,787

Additional Labor Resources
High school graduates not continuing (2008-2009)	47
Two-year college graduates (Spring 2009)	281
Two-year college enrollees (Fall 2009)	3,468
Other college and university graduates (Spring 2009)	101
Total	3,897

Educational Attainment
Percentage of Brunswick County 2005-2006 ninth graders graduating in  2008-2009	80.9%
Percentage of Brunswick County population age 25+ who are high school graduates	63.2%
Percentage of Brunswick County population age 25+ who have earned a Bachelor's Degree or higher	10.8%

Employment by Sector* (1st Qtr. 2010)
Natural Resources and Mining	264	6.3%
Construction	232	5.5%
Trade	368	8.8%
Transportation and Utilities	292	7.0%
Manufacturing	280	6.7%
Information	N.D.	N.D.
Financial	90	2.2%
Services	1,516	36.3%
Government	1,136	27.2%
Other	0	0
Total	4,182	99.9%
N.D. - Not Disclosed
*By Business Establishment

Employment by Occupation* (1st Qtr. 2010)
Construction, Extraction & Maintenance	382	9.7%
Farming, Fishing & Forestry	153	3.9%
Managerial, Professional & Related	1,234	31.4%
Production, Transportation & Material Moving	653	16.6%
Sales & Office	768	19.5%
Service	743	18.9%
Total	3,933	100%
*By Business Establishment

Major Employers
Manufacturing
Company	Product/Service	Estimated Employment
Brick & Tile Corp. of Lawrenceville, Inc.	Bricks	50 - 99
Brunswick Box Company	Wooden pallets/lumber/mulch	50 - 99
Hyponex Corporation	Fertilizer	50 - 99
Virginia Carolina Forest Inc.	Lumber	50 - 99
Vulcan Materials	Crushed stone	20 - 49
NonManufacturing
Company	Product/Service	Estimated Employment
Brunswick Correctional Center	Correctional institution	300 - 599
Southside Virginia Community College	Higher education	100 - 299
St. Paul's College	Higher education	100 - 299

Union Activity (1/2005 - 5/2010)

No Union Activity

Estimated Earnings (May 2009)
Occupation	Median Wage	Mean Wage	Median Salary	Mean Salary
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	$10.91	$10.99	$22,696.96	$22,854.39
Industrial truck and tractor operators	$11.02	$11.05	$22,911.91	$22,985.58
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	$15.71	$15.59	$32,681.57	$32,424.23
Maintenance and repair workers, general	$11.96	$13.16	$24,869.52	$27,365.83
Construction laborers	$11.77	$11.95	$24,488.28	$24,854.17
Office clerks, general	$10.63	$10.89	$22,116.83	$22,652.08
Stock clerks and order fillers	$8.91	$9.89	$18,541.78	$20,575.72
Customer service representatives	$12.10	$13.43	$25,175.82	$27,927.80
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	$15.33	$14.75	$31,880.55	$30,671.70
First-line supervisors/managers of office & admin support workers	$16.77	$18.66	$34,873.90	$38,804.44
Sales reps, wholesale & manufacturing, ex technical & scientific products	$22.22	$24.55	$46,224.89	$51,059.17
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	$9.64	$9.70	$20,059.41	$20,167.75
Home health aides	$8.46	$11.05	$17,593.75	$22,992.88
Teacher assistants	$8.21	$9.03	$17,074.37	$18,787.56
Teachers and instructors, all other	$7.46	$8.74	$15,509.50	$18,183.20
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	$20.61	$21.03	$42,878.13	$43,747.84
Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	$21.59	$22.26	$44,915.18	$46,310.55
Elementary school teachers, except special education	$19.88	$20.22	$41,346.55	$42,051.80
Accountants and auditors	$27.85	$32.11	$57,925.22	$66,794.85
General and operations managers	$33.81	$39.22	$70,331.53	$81,576.21

Per Capita Personal Income (2008)

$25,420

Median Family Income (FY 2009)

$52,211

Education

Public School Enrollment
Level	Number	Fall 2009 Enrollment
Elementary	3	1,044
Middle	1	482
High School	1	660

Student Teacher Ratio (2008-09)
Elementary	12.9:1
Secondary	8.3:1

Percentage of 2005-2006 ninth grade membership graduating 2008-2009

80.9%

Percentage of high school graduates continuing education 2008-2009 (including military)

60.6%

Per Pupil Expenditure (FY 2009)

$11,606.00

Workforce Development Facilities
Facility	Type
Farmville Workforce Center	VEC Workforce Center
Lake Country Advanced Knowledge Center	Career and Technical Center
Reemploy Virginia - Farmville	Reemployment Center
South Boston Workforce Center	VEC Workforce Center
South Hill Workforce Center	VEC Workforce Center
Virginia Workforce Center - Victoria	Informational Center
Virginia Workforce Center: Charlotte Courthouse	Comprehensive Center
Virginia Workforce Center: Farmville	Satellite Center
Virginia Workforce Center: South Boston	Satellite Center
Workforce Information Center - Alberta	Informational Center
Workforce Information Center - Crewe	Informational Center
Workforce Information Site - Amelia	Informational Center
Workforce Information Site - Cumberland	Informational Center

Higher Education Facilities
Facility	Fall 2009 Enrollment
Southside Virginia Community College - Christanna Campus	3,468
Saint Paul's College	584

Transportation

Interstates
Name	Distance
I-85	0.0 miles (0.0 km.)
I-95	5.7 miles (9.2 km.)
I-295	24.9 miles (40.0 km.)
I-195	42.9 miles (69.0 km.)
I-64	43.6 miles (70.2 km.)
Note: Measured from border of locality/region.

Highways
Highway 1	Highway 136	Highway 137	Highway 46
Highway 58
Note: 4-Lane US Highways located within locality/region.

Commercial Air Service
Name	City	Distance
Richmond International Airport	Sandston	77.1 miles (124.0 km.)
Note: Within a 75-mile drive of the center of the locality/region.

General Aviation Service
Name	City	Runway Length
Lawrenceville-Brunswick County Airport	Lawrenceville	3,200 ft (975 m)

Freight Rail Service

CSX Transportation

Seaports
Name	Distance
Port of Richmond	69.0 miles (111.0 km)
APM Terminal - Portsmouth	98.0 miles (157.7 km)
Port of Virginia	104.0 miles (167.4 km)
Note: Driving distance from the center of the locality/region to Port of Virginia and any other seaports within 100 miles.

Other Ports of Entry
Name	Distance
Richmond-Petersburg	77.1 miles (124.0 km)
Port of Washington - Dulles	184.6 miles (297.1 km)
Note: Driving distance from the center of the locality/region to Port of Washington - Dulles and any other port of entry within 100 miles.

Utilities

Electric	Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
Electric	Southside Electric Cooperative
Electric	Dominion Virginia Power
Natural Gas	Columbia Gas of Virginia
Telecommunications	Buggs Island Telephone Cooperative
Telecommunications	Verizon South
Telecommunications	Embarq
Water	Town of Alberta
Water	Town of Lawrenceville
Water	Town of Brodnax
Waste Water Treatment	Town of Lawrenceville
Waste Water Treatment	Town of Alberta
Waste Water Treatment	Town of Brodnax
Solid Waste Disposal	Brunswick County Transfer Station

Financial Institutions

Three banks with assets totalling $1,465,777.1 million operate in Brunswick County.