East Dailey has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in East Dailey report 3 jobs; 190 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in East Dailey itself; outside it, Elkins draws the most (28%, 10 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, 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
Who leaves East Dailey for work, and who comes in
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in East Dailey on a workday afternoon, 64% 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 the trip to work from East Dailey ends
Where East Dailey clocks in
28% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
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 East Dailey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in East Dailey
of East Dailey workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 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.
The commute from East Dailey, by distance
About 30% 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.
The towns around East Dailey
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | East Dailey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Dailey | – | — | — | — | $107,688 |
| Dailey | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dailey: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of East Dailey’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 East Dailey: questions
What is the median household income in East Dailey?
$107,688 (±$60,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in East Dailey?
7.5%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in East Dailey work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elkins (28%, 10 mi), Beverly (3%, 5 mi), Morgantown (3%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around East Dailey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from East Dailey, from the people who make the trip.
More of East Dailey
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.