Photo: Jack Corn · Public domainChattaroy has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
1 jobs are based in Chattaroy; 188 of its residents have a job. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (West Virginia 9%). The poverty rate is 65.7% (West Virginia 16.7%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Chattaroy, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 188 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Chattaroy on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
20% of working residents work in Williamson
Where Chattaroy clocks in
20% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
In Chattaroy, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Chattaroy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Chattaroy
of Chattaroy workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 commuters (the 0% 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.
Chattaroy’s commute, mile by mile
About 28% 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.
20% of Chattaroy works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chattaroy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattaroy | – | — | — | — | — |
| Williamson | 20% | D− | C | 27 min | $21,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Williamson. Darker towns draw more of Chattaroy’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Chattaroy workers work outside West Virginia. The job records count 15% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Chattaroy: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chattaroy?
65.7%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Chattaroy work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamson (20%, 2 mi), South Williamson (7%, 3 mi), Pikeville (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chattaroy without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chattaroy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chattaroy
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.