Nellis Historic District · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Racine works elsewhere
Employers in Racine report 29 jobs, against 81 working residents. Hardly any stay in Racine for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (12%, 14 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 9% across West Virginia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Racine quiets down on a workday
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Racine on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 Racine commutes to
Where Racine clocks in
12% of workers
9% 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 Racine
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Racine, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 29. 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 Racine’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 11 minutes in Racine
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Racine workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 85 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.
The commute from Racine, by distance
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 Racine: questions
What is the poverty rate in Racine?
11.5%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Racine?
11 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Racine work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (12%, 14 mi), South Charleston (9%, 14 mi), Marmet (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Racine without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Racine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Racine
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.