Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5There are 2.6 jobs in Hamlin for every working resident, and 817 people commute in
Working residents average 25 minutes each way, where West Virginia has 27 and the U.S. 26. Hamlin has 873 jobs, and 335 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven work in Hamlin; the top destination outside it is Huntington (13%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hamlin
Who works in Hamlin, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 279 residents head out to work and 56 work right here.
About 1,500 people are in Hamlin on a workday afternoon, 56% more than live here.
2.6 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 the people who work in Hamlin live
Where Hamlin clocks in
13% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in Hamlin: what the 873 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hamlin, 2013 → 2023: 1,138 → 873. 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 Hamlin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way for Hamlin’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hamlin workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 294 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 Hamlin goes to work
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.
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 Hamlin: questions
What is the median household income in Hamlin?
$61,429 (±$20,262) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hamlin?
21.7%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hamlin?
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 Hamlin work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (13%, 20 mi), Charleston (7%, 26 mi), Barboursville (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hamlin 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 Hamlin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hamlin
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.