Work and commuting in Salt Rock
Salt Rock has 139 jobs, against 132 working residents. Hardly any work in Salt Rock; the top destination outside it is Huntington (34%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Salt Rock: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 138 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).
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 Salt Rock’s working residents head each day
Where Salt Rock clocks in
34% of workers
11% of workers
4% 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.
Goods jobs make up 65% of work in Salt Rock
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salt Rock, 2013 → 2023: 157 → 139. 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 Salt Rock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Salt Rock to work
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 Salt Rock: questions
What is the median household income in Salt Rock?
$55,354 (±$53,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salt Rock?
0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Salt Rock work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntington (34%, 13 mi), Barboursville (11%, 7 mi), Charleston (4%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salt Rock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salt Rock
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.