Work & commute · Newark

Work & commute in Newark, WV

Most working residents leave Newark for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Parkersburg (20%), Elizabeth (13%) and Charleston (5%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 199 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

36 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 196 Newark residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Newark.

196live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

8work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Newark goes to work

Parkersburg12.8 mi away

20%39

Elizabeth4 mi away

13%25

Charleston54.9 mi away

5%10

Marietta, OH21.2 mi away

4%8

Warren, OH21.3 mi away

3%5

Pennsboro25.3 mi away

2%3

Huntington74.7 mi away

2%3

Newark (in town)right here

2%3

Belpre, OH15.6 mi away

1%2

Belmont19 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

50%99

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

How far

How far Newark commutes

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

22%

45%

26%

22%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Newark is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Newark are

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

Jobs based in Newark

11 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month73%

Jobs Newark residents hold

199 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month51%

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.