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Jobs & commute in Pentress

Where Pentress earns its living

Pentress has 49 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in Pentress for work; outside it, Morgantown is the main destination (27%, 13 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 49 working residents
Day and night

How many people are in Pentress by day

On a workday 49 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

49live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

The places Pentress commutes to

Orlando: 1 residents work here (2%)Granville: 1 residents work here (2%)Westover: 4 residents work here (8%)Barboursville: 1 residents work here (2%)Fairmont: 4 residents work here (8%)Morgantown: 13 residents work here (27%)Beckley: 1 residents work here (2%)Bridgeport: 1 residents work here (2%)Franklin Township: 2 residents work here (4%)Perry Township: 2 residents work here (4%)PentressMorgantownWestoverFairmontFranklin TownshipPerry TownshipOrlandoPentress
1
Morgantown13 mi away
27%13
2
Westover11 mi away
8%4
3
Fairmont16.3 mi away
8%4
4
Franklin Township, PA11.2 mi away
4%2
5
Perry Township, PA4.6 mi away
4%2
6
Orlando, FL779.3 mi away
2%1
7
Granville10.3 mi away
2%1
8
Barboursville145.3 mi away
2%1
9
Beckley144.2 mi away
2%1
10
Bridgeport28.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%19
The top trips

Where Pentress clocks in

27% of workers
13 mi awayMorgantown13 Pentress residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
11 mi awayWestover4 Pentress residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
16.3 mi awayFairmont4 Pentress residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

How far Pentress’ workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMorgantown: 27% · 13 miWestover: 8% · 11 miFairmont: 8% · 16.3 miFranklin Township: 4% · 11.2 miPerry Township: 4% · 4.6 miOrlando: 2% · 779.3 miGranville: 2% · 10.3 miBarboursville: 2% · 145.3 miBeckley: 2% · 144.2 miBridgeport: 2% · 28.5 miMorgantown 27%Westover 8%Fairmont 8%Franklin Township 4%Perry Township 4%Pentress
PentressTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi8 residents
67%10–24 mi33 residents
6%25–50 mi3 residents
10%Over 50 mi5 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pentress: questions

Where do people who live in Pentress work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morgantown (27%, 13 mi), Westover (8%, 11 mi), Fairmont (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Pentress, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Pentress

Pentress home →
HandbookGetting around PentressRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in WVShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.