Work & commute · Norton

Work & commute in Norton, WV

Most working residents leave Norton for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Elkins (27%), Buckhannon (5%) and Mill Creek (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 131 working residents

Typical commute

14 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 130 Norton residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Norton.

130live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

95work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Norton goes to work

Elkins6.2 mi away

27%36

Buckhannon14.5 mi away

5%6

Mill Creek13.8 mi away

3%4

Belington6 mi away

3%4

Beverly8 mi away

2%3

Philippi15.5 mi away

2%3

Baltimore, MD181.8 mi away

2%2

Huttonsville15.1 mi away

2%2

Bridgeport29.6 mi away

2%2

Clarksburg31.5 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%67

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

How far

How far Norton commutes

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

45%

23%

13%

18%

45%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Norton is a commuter town

0.73jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Norton are

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

Jobs based in Norton

96 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)36%

Trade, transport & utilities43%

Services (health, schools, offices…)21%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month51%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Norton residents hold

131 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+1100%

Jobs based in Norton, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 96. 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.