Work & commute · Harman

Work & commute in Harman, WV

Most working residents leave Harman for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Elkins (16%), Beverly (8%) and Charleston (8%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 25 working residents

Typical commute

19 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 25 Harman residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Harman.

25live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

14work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Harman goes to work

Elkins17.7 mi away

16%4

Beverly19.4 mi away

8%2

Charleston120.4 mi away

8%2

Covington, VA82.6 mi away

4%1

Montgomery109.9 mi away

4%1

Fairmont50.9 mi away

4%1

Beckley119 mi away

4%1

Parkersburg110.8 mi away

4%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%12

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

How far

How far Harman commutes

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

54%

42%

0%Under 10 mi

54%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

42%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Harman is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Harman are

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

Jobs based in Harman

14 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities57%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less43%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month21%

Jobs Harman residents hold

25 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month52%

Over $3,333 a month40%

−60%

Jobs based in Harman, 2013 → 2023: 35 → 14. 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.