Jobs and earnings in Baxter, and the trip to work
No jobs are based in Baxter in the Census job records; 59 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Baxter; the top destination outside it is Fairmont (17%, 4 miles). 91.5% of residents are in poverty; West Virginia has 16.7%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Baxter, and who commutes in
On a workday 59 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 94 people are in Baxter on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where Baxter’s working residents head each day
Where Baxter clocks in
17% of workers
17% of workers
3% 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.
How far Baxter’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
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 Baxter: questions
What is the median household income in Baxter?
$6,875 (±$6,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Baxter?
91.5%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Baxter work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (17%, 4 mi), Morgantown (17%, 12 mi), Mannington (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Baxter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Baxter
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.