Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWhere Bartow earns its living
There are 38 jobs in Bartow for 27 working residents. Hardly any work in Bartow; the top destination outside it is Cass (11%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 11% of workers, where West Virginia as a whole has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Bartow, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 58 people are in Bartow on a workday afternoon, 23% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).
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 Bartow commutes to
Where Bartow clocks in
7% of workers
7% 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 79% of work in Bartow
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bartow, 2013 → 2023: 160 → 38. 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 Bartow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bartow
of Bartow workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Bartow commutes less than 25 miles
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.
Bartow and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bartow workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartow | – | — | — | — | $129,688 |
| Frank | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Frank: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bartow’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 Bartow: questions
What is the median household income in Bartow?
$129,688 (±$79,367) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bartow?
0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bartow work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cass (11%, 12 mi), Marlinton (7%, 27 mi), Charleston (7%, 101 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bartow without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bartow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bartow
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.