Work & commute · Farmington

Work & commute in Farmington, WV

Most working residents leave Farmington for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Fairmont (21%), Morgantown (12%) and Bridgeport (8%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 156 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 156 Farmington residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 170 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Farmington.

156live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

170work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Farmington goes to work

Fairmont5.9 mi away

21%33

Morgantown18.3 mi away

12%18

Bridgeport14.4 mi away

8%12

White Hall7.1 mi away

4%6

Mannington4.9 mi away

4%6

Clarksburg17.7 mi away

3%5

Pleasant Valley6.5 mi away

3%4

Charleston109.4 mi away

2%3

Buckhannon35.9 mi away

1%2

Whiteley, PA22 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%65

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

How far

How far Farmington commutes

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

45%

35%

10%

45%Under 10 mi

35%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Farmington is balanced between jobs and homes

1.09jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Farmington are

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

Jobs based in Farmington

170 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)98%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Farmington residents hold

156 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

−19%

Jobs based in Farmington, 2013 → 2023: 210 → 170. 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.