Work & commute · Arbovale

Work & commute in Arbovale, WV

Most working residents leave Arbovale for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marlinton (6%), Beckley (4%) and Bartow (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 53 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 53 Arbovale residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Arbovale.

53live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

16work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Arbovale goes to work

Marlinton20.9 mi away

6%3

Beckley86.5 mi away

4%2

Bartow7.5 mi away

4%2

Cass6.4 mi away

4%2

Rock Cave39.9 mi away

4%2

Green Bank1.4 mi away

4%2

Aberdeen, MD209.1 mi away

2%1

Baltimore, MD182.3 mi away

2%1

Jane Lew56.7 mi away

2%1

Mill Creek22.3 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

68%36

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Arbovale commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

26%

30%

38%

26%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Arbovale is a commuter town

0.30jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Arbovale are

16 jobs are based in Arbovale. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arbovale’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Arbovale

16 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities63%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less56%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month19%

Jobs Arbovale residents hold

53 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less28%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month40%

−67%

Jobs based in Arbovale, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 16. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.