Work & commute · West Hamlin

Work & commute in West Hamlin, WV

Most working residents leave West Hamlin for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Huntington (17%), Hamlin (8%) and Charleston (7%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 127 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 127 West Hamlin residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Hamlin.

127live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

74work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Hamlin goes to work

Huntington15.4 mi away

17%21

Hamlin5.3 mi away

8%10

Charleston31 mi away

7%9

Barboursville9.8 mi away

3%4

South Charleston26.7 mi away

3%4

Oceana51.3 mi away

2%2

Dunbar25.7 mi away

2%2

Westover150.8 mi away

2%2

Beckley66.6 mi away

2%2

Bridgeport126.6 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%69

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

How far

How far West Hamlin commutes

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

19%

41%

16%

24%

19%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Hamlin is a commuter town

0.58jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in West Hamlin are

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

Jobs based in West Hamlin

74 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities39%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month54%

Over $3,333 a month23%

Jobs West Hamlin residents hold

127 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−39%

Jobs based in West Hamlin, 2013 → 2023: 121 → 74. 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.