Newburg has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
1% of workers have no commute at all, against 9% across West Virginia. Employers in Newburg report 10 jobs, against 83 working residents. Hardly any stay in Newburg for work; outside it, Morgantown is the main destination (16%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Newburg
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Newburg on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Newburg ends
Where Newburg clocks in
16% of workers
11% 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.
In Newburg, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newburg, 2014 → 2024: 41 → 10. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Newburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Newburg: about 63 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 20 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newburg workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 1% 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.
Half of Newburg commutes less than 19 miles
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.
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.
Jobs and commuting in Newburg: questions
What is the median household income in Newburg?
$51,821 (±$15,688) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newburg?
11.1%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newburg?
63 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgantown (16%, 18 mi), Kingwood (11%, 11 mi), Bridgeport (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Newburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newburg
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.