Work & commute · Eskdale

Work & commute in Eskdale, WV

Most working residents leave Eskdale for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Charleston (44%), Dunbar (4%) and South Charleston (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 57 working residents

Typical commute

21 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 57 Eskdale residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 198 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Eskdale.

57live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

198work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Eskdale goes to work

Charleston20.3 mi away

44%25

Dunbar24.7 mi away

4%2

South Charleston22.3 mi away

4%2

Parkersburg80.9 mi away

4%2

Pratt8.6 mi away

2%1

Chesapeake10.2 mi away

2%1

East Bank8.5 mi away

2%1

Chapmanville32.2 mi away

2%1

Pineville35.1 mi away

2%1

Eleanor40.1 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%20

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

How far

How far Eskdale commutes

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

14%

56%

18%

12%

14%Under 10 mi

56%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Eskdale is a job hub

3.47jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Eskdale are

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

Jobs based in Eskdale

198 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less5%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Eskdale residents hold

57 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month47%

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.