Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Northfork has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. There are 16 jobs in Northfork; 42 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Northfork for work; outside it, Welch is the main destination (10%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Northfork
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Northfork on a workday afternoon, 13% 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 people from Northfork work
Where Northfork clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Northfork
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Northfork, 2013 → 2023: 49 → 16. 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 Northfork’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way for Northfork’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Northfork workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 commuters (the 15% 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 Northfork commutes
About 28% 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.
Northfork and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Northfork workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northfork | – | — | — | 20 min | $50,208 |
| Keystone | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Keystone: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Northfork’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 Northfork: questions
What is the median household income in Northfork?
$50,208 (±$41,265) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Northfork?
20.2%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Northfork?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Northfork work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Welch (10%, 9 mi), Princeton (7%, 18 mi), Charleston (7%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Northfork 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 Northfork, from the people who make the trip.
More of Northfork
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.