With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Arbovale works elsewhere
0% of workers have no commute at all, against 9% across West Virginia. Arbovale has 16 jobs, and 53 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Arbovale for work; outside it, Marlinton is the main destination (6%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Arbovale, and who commutes in
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Arbovale 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 places Arbovale commutes to
Where Arbovale clocks in
6% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Arbovale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arbovale, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 16. 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 Arbovale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Arbovale
of Arbovale workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Arbovale
About 38% 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.
Work in the towns next to Arbovale
The biggest share goes to Green Bank (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arbovale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbovale | – | — | — | — | — |
| Green Bank | 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Bank: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arbovale’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 Arbovale: questions
What is the poverty rate in Arbovale?
0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Arbovale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marlinton (6%, 21 mi), Beckley (4%, 86 mi), Bartow (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arbovale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 50% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arbovale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arbovale
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.