Elkview has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Elkview report 206 jobs for 403 working residents. Hardly any work in Elkview itself; outside it, Charleston draws the most (44%, 10 miles). Working residents average 32 minutes each way, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Elkview at work: what stands out
44% of Elkview works in Charleston
179 working residents, 44%, have their main job in Charleston, 10 miles away. That’s 44 times as many as work in Elkview itself. The commute map ↓
Elkview workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across West Virginia. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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 403 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Elkview ends
Where Elkview clocks in
44% 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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Elkview
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elkview workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 318 commuters (the 13% 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 a workday changes Elkview
On a workday 399 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 202 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Elkview on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Elkview
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elkview, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 206. 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 Elkview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Elkview
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.
Elkview and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Elkview’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 Elkview: questions
What is the median household income in Elkview?
$69,858 (±$14,988) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elkview?
5.5%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elkview?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elkview work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (44%, 10 mi), South Charleston (8%, 14 mi), Big Chimney (2%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elkview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elkview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elkview
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.