Work & commute · Bridgeport

Work & commute in Bridgeport, WV

About one in 4 of Bridgeport’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Clarksburg (14%), Morgantown (6%) and Fairmont (5%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

1,069 of 3,796 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,727 Bridgeport residents head out of town to work, 1,069 work right here, and 11,935 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bridgeport.

2,727live here, work elsewhere

1,069live and work here

11,935work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bridgeport goes to work

Bridgeport (in town)right here

28%1,069

Clarksburg6.7 mi away

14%550

Morgantown28 mi away

6%227

Fairmont13 mi away

5%179

Charleston99.7 mi away

2%65

Westover26.6 mi away

1%55

White Hall8.8 mi away

1%36

Nutter Fort5.3 mi away

1%35

Shinnston6.9 mi away

1%32

Philippi14.9 mi away

1%29

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%1,519

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

How far

How far Bridgeport commutes

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

58%

13%

15%

58%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bridgeport is a job hub

3.43jobs per working resident

A job hub

3.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Bridgeport are

13,004 jobs are based in Bridgeport. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bridgeport’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bridgeport

13,004 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Bridgeport residents hold

3,796 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month64%

+35%

Jobs based in Bridgeport, 2013 → 2023: 9,647 → 13,004. 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.