Work & commute · Dorothy

Work & commute in Dorothy, WV

Most working residents leave Dorothy for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Beckley (10%), South Charleston (7%) and Charleston (7%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 58 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

87%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 58 Dorothy residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dorothy.

58live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dorothy goes to work

Beckley20.2 mi away

10%6

South Charleston30.1 mi away

7%4

Charleston28.8 mi away

7%4

Prosperity16.1 mi away

5%3

Dublin, OH174.6 mi away

2%1

Dublin, VA72.1 mi away

2%1

Whitesville4.6 mi away

2%1

Star City141.6 mi away

2%1

Fort Gay63.1 mi away

2%1

Harrisville89.4 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

60%35

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

How far

How far Dorothy commutes

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

12%

42%

28%

18%

12%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dorothy is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Dorothy are

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

Jobs based in Dorothy

6 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less100%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Dorothy residents hold

58 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−50%

Jobs based in Dorothy, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 6. 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.