Work & commute · Van

Work & commute in Van, WV

Most working residents leave Van for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are South Charleston (11%), Charleston (11%) and Madison (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 45 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 44 Van residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Van.

44live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

40work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Van goes to work

South Charleston25.6 mi away

11%5

Charleston26.6 mi away

11%5

Madison8 mi away

7%3

Logan16.9 mi away

4%2

Barboursville43.5 mi away

4%2

Harrodsburg, KY171.3 mi away

2%1

Pax25 mi away

2%1

Grantsville73.9 mi away

2%1

Romney185.9 mi away

2%1

Rainelle51.3 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%23

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

How far

How far Van commutes

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

16%

27%

36%

22%

16%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Van is balanced between jobs and homes

0.91jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Van are

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

Jobs based in Van

41 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities68%

Services (health, schools, offices…)32%

$1,250 a month or less54%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month12%

Jobs Van residents hold

45 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month44%

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.