Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Beech Bottom
Only 3% work in Beech Bottom itself; outside it, Wheeling draws the most (15%, 10 miles). 3% of workers work from home (West Virginia 9%). Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Beech Bottom, in brief
Each way, about 33 minutes from Beech Bottom
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Beech Bottom workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 203 commuters (the 3% 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.
In and out of Beech Bottom on a workday
On a workday 225 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 197 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.88 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.
Where Beech Bottom’s working residents head each day
Where Beech Bottom clocks in
15% 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.
Goods, not services: 36% of the jobs in Beech Bottom
204 jobs are based in Beech Bottom.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Beech Bottom, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 204. 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 Beech Bottom’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Beech Bottom
About 17% 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.
How Beech Bottom compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beech Bottom workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Bottom | – | — | — | 33 min | $33,125 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beech Bottom’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 Beech Bottom: questions
What is the median household income in Beech Bottom?
$33,125 (±$13,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Beech Bottom?
24.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Beech Bottom?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Beech Bottom work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wheeling (15%, 10 mi), Weirton (10%, 14 mi), Wellsburg (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Beech Bottom without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beech Bottom, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beech Bottom
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.