Rossmore has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Only 2% stay in Rossmore for work; outside it, Charleston is the main destination (11%, 42 miles). Employers in Rossmore report 32 jobs for 56 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers; West Virginia has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Rossmore
On a workday 55 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Rossmore 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.
Where people from Rossmore work
Where Rossmore clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
66% of the jobs in Rossmore pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rossmore, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 32. 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 Rossmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rossmore
of Rossmore workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 45 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.
How far Rossmore goes to work
About 18% 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.
The towns around Rossmore
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rossmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossmore | – | — | — | — | $55,865 |
| Monaville | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Monaville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rossmore’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 Rossmore: questions
What is the median household income in Rossmore?
$55,865 (±$32,026) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rossmore?
27.6%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rossmore work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charleston (11%, 42 mi), Logan (7%, 3 mi), South Charleston (5%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rossmore without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rossmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rossmore
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.