Work & commute · Hansford

Work & commute in Hansford, WV

Most working residents leave Hansford for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Charleston (32%), South Charleston (12%) and Montgomery (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 69 working residents

Typical commute

17 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 69 Hansford residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hansford.

69live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hansford goes to work

Charleston16.1 mi away

32%22

South Charleston19.4 mi away

12%8

Montgomery4.8 mi away

6%4

East Bank2.7 mi away

3%2

Beckley32.6 mi away

3%2

Huntington58 mi away

3%2

Teays Valley33.1 mi away

3%2

Frankfort, KY188.4 mi away

1%1

Bowling Green, KY288.5 mi away

1%1

Pratt0.5 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%24

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

How far

How far Hansford commutes

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

16%

58%

14%

12%

16%Under 10 mi

58%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hansford is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Hansford are

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

Jobs based in Hansford

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Hansford residents hold

69 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month43%

−82%

Jobs based in Hansford, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 2. 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.