Work & commute · Matoaka

Work & commute in Matoaka, WV

Most working residents leave Matoaka for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Princeton (8%), Beckley (8%) and Pearisburg (2%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 48 working residents

Typical commute

22 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 45 Matoaka residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Matoaka.

45live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

30work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Matoaka goes to work

Princeton8.7 mi away

8%4

Beckley24.9 mi away

8%4

Matoaka (in town)right here

6%3

Pearisburg, VA28.9 mi away

2%1

Bluefield, VA12.8 mi away

2%1

Hinton26.5 mi away

2%1

Buckhannon121.9 mi away

2%1

South Charleston68.7 mi away

2%1

Parkersburg128.4 mi away

2%1

California, MD266.1 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

63%30

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

How far

How far Matoaka commutes

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

27%

29%

27%

18%

27%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Matoaka is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Matoaka are

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

Jobs based in Matoaka

33 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities3%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Matoaka residents hold

48 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+725%

Jobs based in Matoaka, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 33. 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.