Photo: Coal town guy · CC BY-SA 4.0How Deep Water works: jobs, income and commuting
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (West Virginia 9%). Hardly any work in Deep Water; the top destination outside it is Charleston (22%, 26 miles). The Census job records count 51 working residents of Deep Water and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Deep Water on a workday afternoon
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Deep Water on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 the trip to work from Deep Water ends
Where Deep Water clocks in
22% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Deep Water
of Deep Water workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 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.
Where in the region Deep Water works
About 29% 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.
Deep Water and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Deep Water workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Water | – | — | — | — | — |
| Falls View | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Falls View: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Deep Water’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 Deep Water: questions
What is the poverty rate in Deep Water?
0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Deep Water work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (22%, 26 mi), South Charleston (10%, 29 mi), Oak Hill (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Deep Water 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 Deep Water, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deep Water
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.