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Jobs & commute in Flemington

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Flemington works elsewhere

5 jobs are based in Flemington, and 108 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Flemington; the top destination outside it is Bridgeport (23%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; West Virginia averages 27, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Flemington

On a workday 108 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

108live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday200
300live here− 110head out to work+ 5come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Flemington on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Flemington: the destinations

Fort Wayne: 1 residents work here (1%)FlemingtonWest LibertyNew Martinsville: 2 residents work here (2%)Philippi: 4 residents work here (4%)Buckhannon: 2 residents work here (2%)Grafton: 5 residents work here (5%)Fairmont: 5 residents work here (5%)Morgantown: 7 residents work here (6%)Bridgeport: 25 residents work here (23%)Clarksburg: 9 residents work here (8%)Charleston: 3 residents work here (3%)BridgeportClarksburgMorgantownGraftonFairmontPhilippiFlemington
1
Bridgeport6.6 mi away
23%25
2
Clarksburg12.5 mi away
8%9
3
Morgantown27.4 mi away
6%7
4
Grafton7.9 mi away
5%5
5
Fairmont14.6 mi away
5%5
6
Philippi9.2 mi away
4%4
7
Charleston102.8 mi away
3%3
8
New Martinsville47.1 mi away
2%2
9
Buckhannon19.7 mi away
2%2
10
Fort Wayne, IN293 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%45
The top trips

Where Flemington clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Flemington is a services town

Jobs based in FlemingtonJobs Flemington residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities20%25%
Services: health, schools, offices80%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less60%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%31%
Over $3,333 a month0%59%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 540%52%
55 and older100%26%

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 Flemington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Flemington spends getting to work: about 25 minutes

A year of commuting
192 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Flemington25 min
West Virginia27 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
14%

of Flemington workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Flemington gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 51 commuters (the 14% 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 far

Where in the region Flemington works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBridgeport: 23% · 6.6 miClarksburg: 8% · 12.5 miMorgantown: 6% · 27.4 miGrafton: 5% · 7.9 miFairmont: 5% · 14.6 miPhilippi: 4% · 9.2 miCharleston: 3% · 102.8 miNew Martinsville: 2% · 47.1 miBuckhannon: 2% · 19.7 miFort Wayne: 1% · 293 miBridgeport 23%Clarksburg 8%Morgantown 6%Grafton 5%Fairmont 5%Flemington
FlemingtonTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi44 residents
24%10–24 mi26 residents
18%25–50 mi19 residents
18%Over 50 mi19 residents

About 18% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Flemington: questions

What is the median household income in Flemington?

$62,188 (±$29,938) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Flemington?

7.1%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Flemington?

25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Flemington work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bridgeport (23%, 7 mi), Clarksburg (8%, 12 mi), Morgantown (6%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Flemington without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Flemington, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Flemington

Flemington home →

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.