Hardly anyone in Culloden is out of work
The two grades for Culloden are B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 3% work in Culloden; the top destination outside it is Huntington (14%, 20 miles). Working residents average 33 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
Culloden at work: what stands out
Culloden makes and builds things
44% of the jobs based in Culloden are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Culloden residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 15%. The jobs ↓
Culloden workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across West Virginia. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Culloden has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Culloden went from 340 in 2013 to 477 in 2023, +40%. The jobs ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Culloden are held by workers 29 or younger, against 23% of Culloden’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Culloden gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Culloden is better than 66% of U.S. towns, #8 of 61 in West Virginia. Unemployment holds Culloden’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Culloden could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Making and building: 44% of jobs based in Culloden
477 jobs are based in Culloden.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Culloden, 2013 → 2023: 340 → 477. 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 Culloden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Culloden spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Culloden workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,320 commuters (the 8% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Culloden
On a workday 1,198 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 444 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Culloden on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.39 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 Culloden’s working residents head each day
Where Culloden clocks in
14% of workers
13% 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 Culloden goes to work
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.
The commute in Culloden is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Culloden is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #48 of 61 in West Virginia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.5% across West Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,440 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.8% of Culloden households have no vehicle (West Virginia 8.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Culloden’s commuters take a bus or train.
Culloden places 1,451st of 4,771 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 725 | Pinch WV | 4,037 | $77K | 5.1% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,029 | Williamstown WV | 2,922 | $89K | 5.2% | 1.9% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,442 | Bethlehem WV | 2,520 | $83K | 8.8% | 3.0% | 2% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,449 | Erda UT | 4,056 | $149K | 3.9% | 10.5% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,450 | Hemlock Township PA | 2,326 | $89K | 14.0% | 1.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,451 | Culloden WV | 3,040 | $73K | 11.8% | 0.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,452 | Otisco NY | 2,368 | $84K | 5.8% | 3.6% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,453 | Wilkes-Barre Township PA | 3,236 | $68K | 10.0% | 2.1% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Culloden, the top three, the last and three more from West Virginia.
Work in the towns next to Culloden
The biggest share goes to Milton (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Culloden’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 Culloden: questions
What is the median household income in Culloden?
$73,318 (±$29,898) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Culloden?
11.8%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Culloden?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Culloden work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (14%, 20 mi), Charleston (13%, 24 mi), Milton (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Culloden walkable?
Culloden is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Culloden without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Culloden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Culloden
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.