With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Hambleton works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, next to 27 for West Virginia and 26 for the U.S. There are 33 jobs in Hambleton; 87 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Hambleton itself; outside it, Parsons draws the most (10%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Hambleton for work, and who comes in
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Hambleton on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Commuting out of Hambleton: the destinations
Where Hambleton clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
In Hambleton, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hambleton, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 33. 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 Hambleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Hambleton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hambleton workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 7% 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.
Miles to work from Hambleton
About 22% 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.
The towns around Hambleton
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hambleton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hambleton | – | — | — | 22 min | $48,750 |
| Hendricks | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hendricks: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hambleton’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 Hambleton: questions
What is the median household income in Hambleton?
$48,750 (±$10,964) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hambleton?
10.2%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hambleton?
22 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hambleton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsons (10%, 2 mi), Thomas (6%, 10 mi), Davis (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hambleton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hambleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hambleton
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.