Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0There are 2.5 jobs in Danville for every working resident, and 527 people commute in
There are 535 jobs in Danville; 213 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Danville; the top destination outside it is Charleston (18%, 22 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes, next to 27 for West Virginia and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Danville: the gist
Danville is where the jobs are
Danville has 535 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 950 people are in town, 51% more than the 630 who live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Danville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Danville fell from 1,291 in 2013 to 535 in 2023, −59%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Danville are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 27 across West Virginia. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical West Virginia 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 213 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Danville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 205 residents head out to work and 8 work right here.
About 950 people are in Danville on a workday afternoon, 51% more than live here.
2.5 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.
In Danville, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Danville, 2013 → 2023: 1,291 → 535. 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 Danville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Danville’s commute takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Danville workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 commuters (the 4% 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.
Commuting in to Danville: where workers come from
Where Danville clocks in
18% 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.
Danville’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Danville and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Madison (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Danville’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 Danville: questions
What is the median household income in Danville?
$23,571 (±$6,333) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Danville?
25.7%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Danville?
16 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Danville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (18%, 22 mi), South Charleston (8%, 19 mi), Madison (8%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Danville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 35% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Danville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Danville
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.