Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Glasgow commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
There are 99 jobs in Glasgow, and 208 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Glasgow itself; outside it, Charleston draws the most (25%, 15 miles). A typical one-way commute from Glasgow lasts 22 minutes (West Virginia 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Glasgow: the figures worth knowing
How long Glasgow spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glasgow workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 286 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who commutes out of Glasgow, and who commutes in
On a workday 207 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About 570 people are in Glasgow on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 Glasgow’s working residents head each day
Where Glasgow clocks in
25% of workers
12% of workers
3% 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.
Most jobs in Glasgow are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glasgow, 2013 → 2023: 93 → 99. 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 Glasgow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Glasgow, by distance
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.
Next door to Glasgow
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glasgow workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | – | — | — | 22 min | $53,750 |
| Cedar Grove | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Grove: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glasgow’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 Glasgow: questions
What is the median household income in Glasgow?
$53,750 (±$14,361) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glasgow?
22.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glasgow?
22 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glasgow work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (25%, 15 mi), South Charleston (12%, 18 mi), Montgomery (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glasgow without a car?
1% 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 Glasgow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glasgow
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.