There are 6.0 jobs in Falls View for every working resident, and 245 people commute in
0% of workers have no commute at all, where West Virginia as a whole has 9%. Falls View has 247 jobs for 41 working residents. Only 5% work in Falls View; the top destination outside it is South Charleston (15%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Falls View
On a workday 39 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 580 people are in Falls View on a workday afternoon, 55% more than live here.
6.0 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 Falls View, and from where
Where Falls View clocks in
15% of workers
15% of workers
5% 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.
In Falls View, 87% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Falls View, 2013 → 2023: 278 → 247. 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 Falls View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Falls View
of Falls View workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 180 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 distance from Falls View to work
About 15% 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.
Falls View and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Falls View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls View | – | — | — | — | — |
| Charlton Heights | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Deep Water | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Charlton Heights and Deep Water: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Falls View’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 Falls View: questions
What is the poverty rate in Falls View?
51.6%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Falls View work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Charleston (15%, 29 mi), Charleston (15%, 25 mi), Montgomery (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Falls View 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 Falls View, from the people who make the trip.
More of Falls View
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.