Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY-SA 3.0Gilbert has 3.2 jobs for every working resident: 225 people commute in to work
There are 234 jobs in Gilbert for 72 working residents. About one in seven work in Gilbert itself; outside it, Delbarton draws the most (6%, 18 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 9% across West Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Gilbert
On a workday 63 residents head out to work and 9 work right here.
About 460 people are in Gilbert on a workday afternoon, 54% more than live here.
3.3 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.
Where Gilbert’s workers come from
Where Gilbert clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Gilbert
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilbert, 2013 → 2023: 312 → 234. 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 Gilbert’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of West Virginia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilbert workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 106 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.
Where in the region Gilbert works
About 33% 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.
Gilbert and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilbert workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert | – | — | — | 20 min | $55,000 |
| Gilbert Creek | under 2% | C | D− | 30 min | $82,632 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilbert’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 Gilbert: questions
What is the median household income in Gilbert?
$55,000 (±$23,124) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilbert?
21.8%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilbert?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilbert work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delbarton (6%, 18 mi), Huntington (6%, 63 mi), Charleston (4%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gilbert without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gilbert, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilbert
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.