Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Pratt has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Working residents average 27 minutes each way, about the same as across West Virginia. There are 21 jobs in Pratt for 148 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pratt for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (30%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pratt quiets down on a workday
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Pratt on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 Pratt goes to work
Where Pratt clocks in
30% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Pratt: what the 21 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pratt, 2013 → 2023: 52 → 21. 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 Pratt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Pratt: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pratt workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 144 commuters (the 5% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Pratt
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.
Work in the towns next to Pratt
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pratt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt | – | — | — | 27 min | $63,558 |
| Hansford | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hansford: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pratt’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 Pratt: questions
What is the median household income in Pratt?
$63,558 (±$11,810) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pratt?
20.2%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pratt?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pratt work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (30%, 16 mi), South Charleston (9%, 20 mi), Montgomery (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pratt without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pratt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pratt
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.