Work & commute · Powellton

Work & commute in Powellton, WV

Most working residents leave Powellton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Charleston (17%), Montgomery (11%) and South Charleston (9%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 138 working residents

Typical commute

24 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 138 Powellton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Powellton.

138live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

7work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Powellton goes to work

Charleston24.4 mi away

17%23

Montgomery5.5 mi away

11%15

South Charleston27.1 mi away

9%12

Beckley23.8 mi away

8%11

East Bank10.7 mi away

3%4

St. Albans33.3 mi away

3%4

Pineville36.8 mi away

1%2

Madison26.2 mi away

1%2

Fairmont114.5 mi away

1%2

Oak Hill12.3 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%61

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

How far

How far Powellton commutes

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

18%

40%

25%

18%

18%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Powellton is a commuter town

0.05jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Powellton are

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

Jobs based in Powellton

7 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)57%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month14%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Powellton residents hold

138 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month49%

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.