Enterprise has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 2% work in Enterprise; the top destination outside it is Bridgeport (19%, 8 miles). 63 jobs are based in Enterprise for 325 working residents. Enterprise grades B for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Enterprise, in a few figures
Inside Enterprise’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Enterprise is better than 55% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Enterprise’s grade up (4.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($63,636, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (8.7%) is left out: Enterprise’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Enterprise could be anywhere from C to A−.
In and out of Enterprise on a workday
On a workday 319 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.
About 830 people are in Enterprise on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 Enterprise ends
Where Enterprise clocks in
19% of workers
11% 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.
30% of the jobs in Enterprise make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Enterprise, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 63. 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 Enterprise’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Enterprise: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Enterprise workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 508 commuters (the 7% 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 Enterprise
About 17% 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.
In Enterprise, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Enterprise is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.5% across West Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 545 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Enterprise households have no vehicle (West Virginia 8.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Enterprise’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Enterprise is 1,074th among 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 470 | Belle WV | 1,088 | $77K | 3.3% | 10.6% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 605 | Barrackville WV | 1,196 | $79K | 4.1% | 3.7% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 719 | Coal Fork WV | 1,423 | $70K | 2.3% | 29.5% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,072 | Reedsburg WI | 1,126 | $93K | 9.0% | 2.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,073 | Hope Township MI | 1,383 | $101K | 6.7% | 2.7% | 1% | B |
| 1,074 | Enterprise WV | 1,087 | $64K | 4.6% | 8.7% | 2% | B |
| 1,075 | Forreston IL | 1,402 | $71K | 5.7% | 7.8% | 8% | B |
| 1,076 | Jewell Junction IA | 1,238 | $81K | 6.5% | 2.1% | 9% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Enterprise, the top three, the last and three more from West Virginia.
Around Enterprise: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Shinnston (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Enterprise workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | – | B | D | 26 min | $63,636 |
| Shinnston | 6% | B | A | 23 min | $69,844 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Enterprise’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 Enterprise: questions
What is the median household income in Enterprise?
$63,636 (±$35,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Enterprise?
4.6%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Enterprise?
26 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Enterprise work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeport (19%, 8 mi), Clarksburg (11%, 11 mi), Fairmont (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Enterprise walkable?
Enterprise is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Enterprise without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Enterprise, from the people who make the trip.
More of Enterprise
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.