Anmoore at work: jobs, income and the commute
A typical one-way commute lasts 14 minutes; West Virginia averages 27, the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Anmoore for work; outside it, Bridgeport is the main destination (27%, 4 miles). 318 jobs are based in Anmoore, against 212 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Anmoore
Commutes from Anmoore are quick
The average trip to work takes 14 minutes, against 27 across West Virginia. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical West Virginia worker. Time on the road ↓
Anmoore makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Anmoore are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Anmoore residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 12%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Anmoore pay better than its residents’ jobs
81% of the jobs based in Anmoore pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 65% of the jobs Anmoore residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Anmoore. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting from Anmoore: about 14 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Anmoore workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across West Virginia: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A place that makes things: 47% of Anmoore’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Anmoore, 2013 → 2023: 229 → 318. 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 Anmoore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Anmoore by day and by night
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 316 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Anmoore on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Anmoore: where workers come from
Where Anmoore clocks in
27% of workers
22% 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.
Miles to work from Anmoore
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 22% of Anmoore
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Anmoore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anmoore | – | — | — | 14 min | $27,500 |
| Clarksburg | 22% | C− | A | 21 min | $47,386 |
| Stonewood | under 2% | C+ | A− | 20 min | $54,792 |
| East View | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East View: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Clarksburg. Darker towns draw more of Anmoore’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 Anmoore: questions
What is the median household income in Anmoore?
$27,500 (±$16,058) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Anmoore?
32.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Anmoore?
14 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Anmoore work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeport (27%, 4 mi), Clarksburg (22%, 4 mi), Fairmont (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Anmoore without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Anmoore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Anmoore
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.