McConnell at work: jobs, income and the commute
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where West Virginia as a whole has 9%. Only 2% stay in McConnell for work; outside it, Man is the main destination (7%, 8 miles). McConnell has 64 jobs for 96 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in McConnell by day
On a workday 94 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.67 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 McConnell work
Where McConnell clocks in
7% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
What McConnell’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McConnell, 2013 → 2023: 92 → 64. 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 McConnell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in McConnell
of McConnell workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 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.
The commute from McConnell, by distance
About 23% 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 McConnell
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McConnell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McConnell | – | — | — | — | — |
| Stollings | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stollings: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McConnell’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 McConnell: questions
What is the poverty rate in McConnell?
48.5%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McConnell work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Man (7%, 8 mi), South Charleston (6%, 38 mi), Logan (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McConnell 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 McConnell, from the people who make the trip.
More of McConnell
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.