Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Masontown commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute from Masontown lasts 31 minutes (West Virginia 27, U.S. 26). 78 jobs are based in Masontown, and 183 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Masontown itself; outside it, Morgantown draws the most (20%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Masontown, and who commutes in
On a workday 180 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 410 people are in Masontown on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
The towns that employ Masontown’s residents
Where Masontown clocks in
20% 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.
72% of the jobs in Masontown pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Masontown, 2013 → 2023: 223 → 78. 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 Masontown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Masontown: about 31 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Masontown workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 180 commuters (the 13% 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 many miles Masontown commutes
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 Masontown: questions
What is the median household income in Masontown?
$54,643 (±$26,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Masontown?
9.3%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Masontown?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Masontown work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgantown (20%, 10 mi), Kingwood (7%, 8 mi), Westover (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Masontown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Masontown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Masontown
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.