Polity Atlas
OperatingCooperative

Twin Oaks Community

An income-sharing intentional community in rural Virginia, founded in 1967, that allocates work through a labour-credit system.

CompareUse as Lab template
Location
Louisa County, Virginia (approximate)
Operating since
1967
Governance
Cooperative
Legal status
Recognised
Economy
Commons / communal
Autonomy level
Program within an existing state
Uses AI in governance
No

Inspired initially by B. F. Skinner's Walden Two, Twin Oaks runs collectively owned businesses and meets members' needs from shared income.

Timeline

  1. 1967Twin Oaks founded in Louisa County, Virginia. [S1]Established

Mechanisms in use

MechanismCooperative ownershipAn enterprise owned and democratically controlled by its members — workers, consumers or residents — usually one member, one vote.

Claims

EstablishedCLM-0052 · checked 2026-10-23

Twin Oaks is an income-sharing community founded in 1967 in Virginia in which members meet a labour quota tracked through a labour-credit system.[1]

EvidenceHistoryDispute this

Sources

[S1]Twin Oaks Community – aboutWeb page