Most of Doran commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Doran itself; outside it, Richlands draws the most (24%, 1 miles). Employers in Doran report 5 jobs; 49 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Doran for work, and who comes in
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Doran on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Doran’s residents
Where Doran clocks in
24% of workers
12% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Doran is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Doran, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 5. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Doran’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Doran
of Doran workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 20 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Doran
About 20% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 28% of Doran
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Richlands. Darker towns draw more of Doran’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Doran: questions
What is the poverty rate in Doran?
32.4%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Doran work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richlands (24%, 1 mi), Tazewell (12%, 18 mi), Cedar Bluff (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Doran without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Doran, from the people who make the trip.
More of Doran
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.