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Jobs & commute in Hollygrove

Hollygrove has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 9% for West Virginia as a whole. 2 jobs are based in Hollygrove, and 30 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Hollygrove for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (17%, 17 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Hollygrove by day and by night

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night74
Workday46
74live here− 30head out to work+ 2come in to work= 46on a workday

About 46 people are in Hollygrove on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Hollygrove ends

Florence: 1 residents work here (3%)Altavista: 1 residents work here (3%)Belle: 1 residents work here (3%)Handley: 1 residents work here (3%)Montgomery: 1 residents work here (3%)St. Albans: 2 residents work here (7%)Barboursville: 1 residents work here (3%)South Charleston: 3 residents work here (10%)Charleston: 5 residents work here (17%)HollygroveFalls View: 2 residents work here (7%)CharlestonSouth CharlestonSt. AlbansFalls ViewFlorenceAltavistaHollygrove
1
Charleston16.9 mi away
17%5
2
South Charleston20.1 mi away
10%3
3
St. Albans26.5 mi away
7%2
4
Falls View8.6 mi away
7%2
5
Florence, KY184.3 mi away
3%1
6
Altavista, VA137 mi away
3%1
7
Belle8.4 mi away
3%1
8
Handley1 mi away
3%1
9
Montgomery4.2 mi away
3%1
10
Barboursville51.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%12
The top trips

Where Hollygrove clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

100% of the jobs in Hollygrove pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in HollygroveJobs Hollygrove residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%17%
Trade, transport & utilities50%27%
Services: health, schools, offices50%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%33%
Over $3,333 a month100%50%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 54100%67%
55 and older0%10%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hollygrove’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Hollygrove

Working from home
0%

of Hollygrove workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Hollygrove gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 39 commuters (the 0% 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

The distance from Hollygrove to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCharleston: 17% · 16.9 miSouth Charleston: 10% · 20.1 miSt. Albans: 7% · 26.5 miFalls View: 7% · 8.6 miFlorence: 3% · 184.3 miAltavista: 3% · 137 miBelle: 3% · 8.4 miHandley: 3% · 1 miMontgomery: 3% · 4.2 miBarboursville: 3% · 51.1 miCharleston 17%South Charleston 10%St. Albans 7%Falls View 7%Hollygrove
HollygroveTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi7 residents
43%10–24 mi13 residents
20%25–50 mi6 residents
13%Over 50 mi4 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hollygrove: questions

What is the median household income in Hollygrove?

$42,857 (±$18,265) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hollygrove?

0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Hollygrove work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (17%, 17 mi), South Charleston (10%, 20 mi), St. Albans (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Hollygrove without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hollygrove, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hollygrove

Hollygrove home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.