Most of Kincaid commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Kincaid itself; outside it, Beckley draws the most (10%, 20 miles). There are 20 jobs in Kincaid, and 63 of its residents work somewhere. 79.6% of residents live below the poverty line, where West Virginia as a whole has 16.7%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Kincaid
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Kincaid on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
Where Kincaid’s working residents head each day
Where Kincaid clocks in
10% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 50% of Kincaid’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kincaid, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 20. 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 Kincaid’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Kincaid’s workers travel
About 20% 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.
Next door to Kincaid
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kincaid workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kincaid | – | — | — | — | $19,250 |
| Page | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Page: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kincaid’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 Kincaid: questions
What is the median household income in Kincaid?
$19,250 (±$8,381) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kincaid?
79.6%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kincaid work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beckley (10%, 20 mi), Montgomery (6%, 9 mi), South Charleston (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kincaid, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kincaid
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.