Afton is a tiny town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 313 people and two associated neighborhoods, Afton is the 365th largest community in Virginia.

A relatively large number of people in Afton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 25.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Afton is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Afton has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Afton has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Afton than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Afton may be for you.

One downside of living in Afton is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Afton, the average commute to work is 33.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Afton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Afton are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.36% of adults in Afton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Afton in 2022 was $60,974, which is wealthy relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $243,896 for a family of four.

The people who call Afton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Afton residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Afton include English, French, Welsh, European, and Yugoslavian.

The most common language spoken in Afton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.