There are 3.2 jobs in Earling for every working resident, and 77 people commute in
Hardly any work in Earling; the top destination outside it is Mallory (13%, 6 miles). There are 77 jobs in Earling for 24 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where West Virginia as a whole has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Earling by day
On a workday 24 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 230 people are in Earling on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
3.2 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.
Who travels to work in Earling, and from where
Where Earling clocks in
8% 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.
What Earling’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Earling’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Earling
of Earling workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 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.
How many miles Earling commutes
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.
Next door to Earling
The biggest share goes to Man (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Earling workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earling | – | — | — | — | — |
| Man | 8% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Man: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Earling’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 Earling: questions
What is the poverty rate in Earling?
0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Earling work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mallory (13%, 6 mi), Logan (8%, 7 mi), Man (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Earling 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 Earling, from the people who make the trip.
More of Earling
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.