Photo: Tim Kiser (w:User:Malepheasant) · CC BY-SA 2.5With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Ridgeley works elsewhere
Ridgeley has 147 jobs for 293 working residents. Only 4% work in Ridgeley; the top destination outside it is Cumberland (21%, 1 miles). The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, next to 27 for West Virginia and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Ridgeley apart on work
Many Ridgeley workers cross into Maryland
50% of Ridgeley workers work outside West Virginia, most of them in Maryland, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Ridgeley and Cumberland trade workers both ways
Cumberland is the top workplace for Ridgeley residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Ridgeley come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 293 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Ridgeley: the destinations
Where Ridgeley clocks in
21% of workers
3% 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.
Ridgeley’s commute, mile by mile
About 36% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Who works in Ridgeley, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 134 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Ridgeley 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.
Jobs in Ridgeley: what the 147 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ridgeley, 2013 → 2023: 142 → 147. 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 Ridgeley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Ridgeley: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ridgeley workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 14% 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.
Ridgeley and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ridgeley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeley | – | — | — | 17 min | $41,477 |
| Carpendale | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Carpendale: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ridgeley’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 Ridgeley: questions
What is the median household income in Ridgeley?
$41,477 (±$16,341) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ridgeley?
14.2%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ridgeley?
17 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ridgeley work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (21%, 1 mi), Cresaptown (3%, 5 mi), La Vale (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ridgeley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 22% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ridgeley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ridgeley
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.