Work & commute · Kistler

Work & commute in Kistler, WV

Most working residents leave Kistler for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Logan (12%), Man (4%) and South Charleston (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 95 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 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 94 Kistler residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kistler.

94live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

22work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Kistler goes to work

Logan9.6 mi away

12%11

Man2.3 mi away

4%4

South Charleston40.5 mi away

4%4

Charleston42.1 mi away

4%4

Mallory3.1 mi away

4%4

Earling3.5 mi away

3%3

Chapmanville17 mi away

2%2

Dunbar42.3 mi away

2%2

Williamson23.8 mi away

2%2

Barboursville50.5 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

60%57

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

How far

How far Kistler commutes

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

40%

19%

17%

24%

40%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Kistler is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Kistler are

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

Jobs based in Kistler

23 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 month35%

Over $3,333 a month22%

Jobs Kistler residents hold

95 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month42%

−28%

Jobs based in Kistler, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 23. 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.