Work & commute · Matewan

Work & commute in Matewan, WV

Most working residents leave Matewan for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Williamson (9%), Pikeville (5%) and Logan (5%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 87 working residents

Typical commute

30 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 87 Matewan residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Matewan.

87live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

53work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Matewan goes to work

Williamson7.1 mi away

9%8

Pikeville, KY22.6 mi away

5%4

Logan18.4 mi away

5%4

Delbarton5.9 mi away

5%4

Huntington56.5 mi away

5%4

South Charleston55.3 mi away

3%3

Gilbert15.8 mi away

2%2

Rainelle79.2 mi away

2%2

Beckley55.5 mi away

2%2

Bridgeport155.7 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

60%52

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

How far

How far Matewan commutes

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

24%

45%

24%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Matewan is a commuter town

0.61jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Matewan are

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

Jobs based in Matewan

53 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities32%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month34%

Jobs Matewan residents hold

87 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−71%

Jobs based in Matewan, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 53. 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.