Jobs, income and commuting in Hilltop, WV
A typical one-way commute lasts 13 minutes, next to 27 for West Virginia and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 31% of workers, where West Virginia as a whole has 9%. Only 2% work in Hilltop itself; outside it, Beckley draws the most (12%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Hilltop stands out on work
A lot of Hilltop works from home
31% of Hilltop workers work from home, against 9% across West Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Hilltop are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 27 across West Virginia. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical West Virginia worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 200 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Hilltop spends getting to work: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hilltop workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 commuters (the 31% 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 a workday changes Hilltop
On a workday 196 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 136 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Hilltop on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.70 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 people from Hilltop work
Where Hilltop clocks in
12% of workers
12% of workers
12% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Hilltop
140 jobs are based in Hilltop.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hilltop, 2013 → 2023: 177 → 140. 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 Hilltop’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hilltop’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Work in the towns next to Hilltop
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hilltop workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop | – | — | — | 13 min | $30,884 |
| Glen Jean | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glen Jean: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hilltop’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 Hilltop: questions
What is the median household income in Hilltop?
$30,884 (±$11,796) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hilltop?
18.1%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hilltop?
13 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hilltop work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beckley (12%, 12 mi), Oak Hill (12%, 2 mi), Charleston (12%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hilltop without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 33% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hilltop, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hilltop
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.