Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Cedar Grove has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Cedar Grove has 101 jobs; 215 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Cedar Grove for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (28%, 14 miles). The average commute takes 36 minutes each way, where West Virginia has 27 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Cedar Grove: the gist
28% of Cedar Grove works in Charleston
61 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Charleston, 14 miles away. That’s 28 times as many as work in Cedar Grove itself. The commute map ↓
Cedar Grove workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 27 across West Virginia. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 215 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Cedar Grove ends
Where Cedar Grove clocks in
28% of workers
9% 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.
Getting to work from Cedar Grove takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Grove workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 6% 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.
Cedar Grove by day and by night
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Cedar Grove on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
What Cedar Grove’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Grove, 2013 → 2023: 122 → 101. 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 Cedar Grove’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Cedar Grove, by distance
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 Cedar Grove
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Grove workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove | – | — | — | 36 min | $44,952 |
| Glasgow | under 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glasgow: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Grove’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 Cedar Grove: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Grove?
$44,952 (±$34,801) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Grove?
18.4%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Grove?
36 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Grove work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (28%, 14 mi), South Charleston (9%, 17 mi), Beckley (3%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Grove without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Grove, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Grove
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.