Most of Dorothy commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 87% of workers (West Virginia 9%). 6 jobs are based in Dorothy, and 58 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Dorothy; the top destination outside it is Beckley (10%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Dorothy
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 63 people are in Dorothy on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where Dorothy’s working residents head each day
Where Dorothy clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Dorothy are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dorothy, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 6. 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 Dorothy’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dorothy
of Dorothy workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5 commuters (the 87% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Dorothy
About 18% 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.
Around Dorothy: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dorothy workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy | – | — | — | — | — |
| Colcord | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Colcord: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dorothy’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 Dorothy: questions
What is the poverty rate in Dorothy?
12.2%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dorothy work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beckley (10%, 20 mi), South Charleston (7%, 30 mi), Charleston (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dorothy 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 Dorothy, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dorothy
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.