Clelland House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWhite Hall has 5.3 jobs for every working resident: 1,853 people commute in to work
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. There are 1,869 jobs in White Hall; 355 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 12% of workers (West Virginia 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: White Hall in brief
White Hall fills up on a workday
White Hall has 1,869 jobs, 5.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,200 people are in town, 3 times the 700 who live here. Day and night ↓
White Hall and Fairmont trade workers both ways
Fairmont is the top workplace for White Hall residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in White Hall come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
White Hall has added jobs fast
Jobs based in White Hall went from 1,135 in 2013 to 1,869 in 2023, +65%. The jobs ↓
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 355 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Who commutes out of White Hall, and who commutes in
On a workday 339 residents head out to work and 16 work right here.
About 2,200 people are in White Hall on a workday afternoon, 216% more 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.
Who travels to work in White Hall, and from where
Where White Hall clocks in
17% of workers
13% of workers
12% 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 White Hall
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in White Hall, 2013 → 2023: 1,135 → 1,869. 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 White Hall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from White Hall: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of White Hall workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 385 commuters (the 11% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from White Hall
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.
Next door is work for 17% of White Hall
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | White Hall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Hall | – | — | — | 33 min | $76,667 |
| Fairmont | 17% | C− | A | 23 min | $63,032 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fairmont. Darker towns draw more of White Hall’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 White Hall: questions
What is the median household income in White Hall?
$76,667 (±$17,134) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in White Hall?
5.9%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from White Hall?
33 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in White Hall work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (17%, 4 mi), Morgantown (13%, 20 mi), Bridgeport (12%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around White Hall without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from White Hall, from the people who make the trip.
More of White Hall
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.