With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Spelter works elsewhere
Spelter has 1 jobs; 82 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Spelter; the top destination outside it is Clarksburg (21%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (West Virginia 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Spelter on a workday afternoon
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6 people are in Spelter on a workday afternoon, 93% 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 Spelter commutes to
Where Spelter clocks in
21% of workers
18% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Spelter
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spelter, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 1. 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 Spelter’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Spelter
of Spelter workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 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 Spelter’s workers travel
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 Spelter: questions
What is the median household income in Spelter?
$78,669 (±$13,756) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spelter?
0.0%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Spelter work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clarksburg (21%, 6 mi), Bridgeport (18%, 5 mi), Fairmont (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spelter without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spelter, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spelter
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.