Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Poca works elsewhere
181 jobs are based in Poca; 352 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Poca itself; outside it, Charleston draws the most (24%, 13 miles). The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Poca on a workday
On a workday 348 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Poca on a workday afternoon, 20% 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 places Poca commutes to
Where Poca clocks in
24% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Poca
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Poca, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 181. 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 Poca’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 25 minutes from Poca
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Poca workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 388 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where in the region Poca works
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.
Poca and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Poca workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poca | – | — | — | 25 min | $77,292 |
| Raymond City | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Raymond City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Poca’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 Poca: questions
What is the median household income in Poca?
$77,292 (±$23,338) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Poca?
17.5%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Poca?
25 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Poca work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (24%, 13 mi), South Charleston (8%, 11 mi), Teays Valley (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Poca 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 Poca, from the people who make the trip.
More of Poca
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.