Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5There are 3.0 jobs in Barboursville for every working resident, and 4,997 people commute in
Jobs and income earn Barboursville C; getting around on foot earns it A. 5,168 jobs are based in Barboursville for 1,698 working residents. About one in ten work in Barboursville itself; outside it, Huntington draws the most (33%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Barboursville: the figures worth knowing
Barboursville has far more jobs than workers
Barboursville has 5,168 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 7,800 people are in town, 81% more than the 4,300 who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Barboursville
60% of Barboursville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 31% of the jobs based in Barboursville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 90% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Barboursville draws workers from far and wide
The 5,168 jobs in Barboursville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 30%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Barboursville and Huntington trade workers both ways
Huntington is the top workplace for Barboursville residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Barboursville come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Barboursville are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 27 across West Virginia. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical West Virginia worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Barboursville’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Barboursville is better than 32% of U.S. towns, #27 of 61 in West Virginia. Job access by car holds Barboursville’s grade up (ahead of 55% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.2%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Barboursville could be anywhere from D to B.
Barboursville by day and by night
On a workday 1,527 residents head out to work and 171 work right here.
About 7,800 people are in Barboursville on a workday afternoon, 81% more than live here.
3.0 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Barboursville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Barboursville, 2014 → 2024: 5,809 → 5,168. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Barboursville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Barboursville
Where Barboursville clocks in
33% of workers
6% 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 daily trip from Barboursville: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Barboursville workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,273 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where in the region Barboursville works
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Barboursville, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Barboursville is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns, #13 of 61 in West Virginia. Both inputs place Barboursville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,495 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of Barboursville households have no vehicle (West Virginia 8.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Barboursville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Barboursville is 2,868th among 4,039 U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 722 | Pinch WV | 4,037 | $77K | 5.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
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| 1,414 | Culloden WV | 3,040 | $73K | 11.8% | 0.0% | 2% | B+ |
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| 1,652 | Pleasant Valley WV | 3,457 | $68K | 9.0% | 2.2% | 5% | B |
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| 2,866 | Farmington Township IL | 3,094 | $69K | 9.1% | 9.0% | 12% | C |
| 2,867 | Fryeburg ME | 3,576 | $56K | 10.7% | 2.8% | 24% | C |
| 2,868 | Barboursville WV | 4,307 | $61K | 19.2% | 4.2% | 10% | C |
| 2,869 | North Fond du Lac WI | 5,425 | $63K | 12.3% | 8.2% | 3% | C |
| 2,870 | Sterling NY | 3,157 | $60K | 14.1% | 2.6% | 7% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Barboursville, the top three, the last and three more from West Virginia.
Barboursville and its neighbors: 35% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Barboursville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barboursville | – | C | A | 21 min | $60,571 |
| Pea Ridge | 2% | B | B | 20 min | $65,811 |
| Huntington | 33% | D | A | 19 min | $45,100 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Huntington. Darker towns draw more of Barboursville’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 2024, 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 Barboursville: questions
What is the median household income in Barboursville?
$60,571 (±$12,121) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Barboursville?
19.2%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Barboursville?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Barboursville work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (33%, 8 mi), Charleston (6%, 36 mi), Pea Ridge (2%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Barboursville walkable?
Barboursville is more walkable than 87% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Barboursville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Barboursville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Barboursville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.