Gen. Albert Gallatin Jenkins House · Photo: Youngamerican at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Apple Grove has 3.6 jobs for every working resident: 202 people commute in to work
Only 2% stay in Apple Grove for work; outside it, Huntington is the main destination (14%, 23 miles). 203 jobs are based in Apple Grove for 57 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers; West Virginia has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Apple Grove nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 56 residents head out to work and 1 work right here.
About 350 people are in Apple Grove on a workday afternoon, 72% more 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.
Who travels to work in Apple Grove, and from where
Where Apple Grove clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
5% 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.
Goods jobs make up 98% of work in Apple Grove
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Apple Grove, 2013 → 2023: 155 → 203. 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 Apple Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Apple Grove
of Apple Grove workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 73 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Apple Grove
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.
Apple Grove and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Apple Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Grove | – | — | — | — | $78,262 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Apple Grove’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 Apple Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Apple Grove?
$78,262 (±$56,959) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Apple Grove?
7.9%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Apple Grove work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (14%, 23 mi), Charleston (14%, 36 mi), Teays Valley (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Apple Grove 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 Apple Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Apple Grove
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.