Bank of Glen Jean · Photo: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Glen Jean
Glen Jean has 39 jobs for 31 working residents. Hardly any stay in Glen Jean for work; outside it, Oak Hill is the main destination (19%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Glen Jean, and who commutes in
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Glen Jean on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
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 Glen Jean ends
Where Glen Jean clocks in
19% of workers
16% 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.
Jobs in Glen Jean: what the 39 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glen Jean, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 39. 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 Glen Jean’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Glen Jean
About 26% 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.
Work in the towns next to Glen Jean
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glen Jean workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Jean | – | — | — | — | — |
| Hilltop | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hilltop: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glen Jean’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 Glen Jean: questions
What is the poverty rate in Glen Jean?
0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Glen Jean work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oak Hill (19%, 3 mi), Beckley (16%, 11 mi), Fayetteville (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Glen Jean, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen Jean
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.