Jobs and earnings in Comfort, and the trip to work
Employers in Comfort report 133 jobs for 86 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 9% across West Virginia. Only 3% stay in Comfort for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (21%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Comfort, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Comfort on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The daily trip into Comfort
Where Comfort clocks in
21% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Comfort: what the 133 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Comfort, 2013 → 2023: 150 → 133. 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 Comfort’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Comfort
of Comfort workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 100 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Comfort
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 Comfort: questions
What is the median household income in Comfort?
$97,222 (±$24,366) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Comfort?
0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Comfort work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (21%, 15 mi), South Charleston (8%, 15 mi), Madison (5%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Comfort without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Comfort, from the people who make the trip.
More of Comfort
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.