Most of Pax commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 11 jobs in Pax; 41 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Pax for work; outside it, Beckley is the main destination (20%, 11 miles). 0% of workers work from home; West Virginia has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pax on a workday afternoon
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in Pax on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Pax’s residents
Where Pax clocks in
20% of workers
12% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Pax
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pax, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 11. 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 Pax’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pax
of Pax workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
How far Pax’s workers travel
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 Pax: questions
What is the median household income in Pax?
$28,750 (±$20,758) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pax?
32.5%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pax work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beckley (20%, 11 mi), Oak Hill (12%, 7 mi), Charleston (7%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pax 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 Pax, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pax
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.