Work & commute · Martinsburg

Work & commute in Martinsburg, WV

Most working residents leave Martinsburg for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Winchester (2%), Ranson corporation (2%) and Hagerstown (2%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

18%

1,589 of 8,617 working residents

Typical commute

8 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 7,028 Martinsburg residents head out of town to work, 1,589 work right here, and 10,791 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Martinsburg.

7,028live here, work elsewhere

1,589live and work here

10,791work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Martinsburg goes to work

Martinsburg (in town)right here

18%1,589

Winchester, VA22.3 mi away

2%197

Ranson corporation11.6 mi away

2%175

Hagerstown, MD18.4 mi away

2%165

Charles Town14.4 mi away

1%115

Charleston210.9 mi away

1%85

Frederick, MD30.3 mi away

1%83

Shepherdstown9.4 mi away

1%79

Washington, DC64.2 mi away

1%60

Leesburg, VA33 mi away

1%58

Everywhere elseother towns and states

70%6,011

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

How far

How far Martinsburg commutes

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

53%

15%

10%

22%

53%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Martinsburg is balanced between jobs and homes

1.44jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Martinsburg are

12,380 jobs are based in Martinsburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Martinsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Martinsburg

12,380 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Martinsburg residents hold

8,617 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+11%

Jobs based in Martinsburg, 2013 → 2023: 11,108 → 12,380. 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.