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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Bluefield, West Virginia was 11,451 / 11,068

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care19.7% (841)9.7% (208)29.6% (633)
Educational services9.9% (423)5.3% (114)14.4% (309)
Accommodation and food services6.5% (279)5.0% (107)8.0% (172)
Construction4.8% (204)8.7% (186)0.8% (18)
Department and other general merchandise stores4.7% (202)3.8% (81)5.7% (121)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.9% (169)3.4% (72)4.5% (97)
Finance and insurance3.6% (152)3.5% (75)3.6% (77)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.3% (143)4.4% (95)2.2% (48)
Public administration3.0% (128)4.2% (90)1.8% (38)
Rail transportation2.2% (93)4.1% (88)0.2% (5)
Personal and laundry services2.1% (88)1.1% (24)3.0% (64)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations2.0% (86)1.4% (29)2.7% (57)
Broadcasting and telecommunications1.9% (83)1.6% (34)2.3% (49)
Radio, TV, and computer stores1.8% (75)0.8% (18)2.7% (57)
Social assistance1.7% (74)0.9% (20)2.5% (54)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers1.6% (69)2.0% (43)1.2% (26)
Food and beverage stores1.5% (64)2.2% (48)0.7% (16)
Other direct selling establishments1.4% (58)0.7% (15)2.0% (43)
Utilities1.1% (49)2.1% (44)0.2% (5)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores1.1% (47)0.5% (11)1.7% (36)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.1% (47)1.1% (23)1.1% (24)
U. S. Postal service1.0% (44)1.2% (26)0.8% (18)
Machinery1.0% (44)2.1% (44)0.0% (0)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers1.0% (43)2.0% (43)0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.0% (41)1.6% (34)0.3% (7)
Wood products0.9% (38)1.8% (38)0.0% (0)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.8% (34)1.4% (31)0.1% (3)
Truck transportation0.8% (33)1.1% (24)0.4% (9)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.7% (30)0.9% (20)0.5% (10)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.7% (30)0.7% (16)0.7% (14)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.7% (29)0.7% (15)0.7% (14)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.7% (28)1.3% (28)0.0% (0)
Real estate and rental and leasing0.7% (28)0.7% (16)0.6% (12)
Transportation equipment0.6% (27)1.3% (27)0.0% (0)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.6% (26)0.5% (11)0.7% (15)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.6% (24)1.1% (24)0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.6% (24)1.1% (24)0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.6% (24)1.1% (24)0.0% (0)
Food0.5% (22)0.7% (16)0.3% (6)
Metal and metal products0.5% (21)0.7% (15)0.3% (6)
Repair and maintenance0.5% (21)1.0% (21)0.0% (0)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.5% (20)0.5% (11)0.4% (9)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.5% (20)0.9% (20)0.0% (0)
Beverage and tobacco products0.4% (19)0.9% (19)0.0% (0)
Chemicals0.4% (19)0.9% (19)0.0% (0)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4% (19)0.9% (19)0.0% (0)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.4% (17)0.3% (7)0.5% (10)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.4% (17)0.6% (13)0.2% (4)
Plastics and rubber products0.3% (14)0.7% (14)0.0% (0)
Gasoline stations0.3% (14)0.7% (14)0.0% (0)
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers0.3% (14)0.7% (14)0.0% (0)
Retail florists0.3% (13)0.2% (5)0.4% (8)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.3% (12)0.4% (8)0.2% (4)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (12)0.6% (12)0.0% (0)
Private households0.3% (11)0.0% (0)0.5% (11)
Printing and related support activities0.2% (9)0.0% (0)0.4% (9)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.2% (9)0.0% (0)0.4% (9)
Vending machine operators0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Book stores and news dealers0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.4% (8)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2% (7)0.3% (7)0.0% (0)
Apparel0.2% (7)0.3% (7)0.0% (0)
Computer and electronic products0.1% (6)0.3% (6)0.0% (0)
Warehousing and storage0.1% (5)0.2% (5)0.0% (0)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.1% (5)0.2% (5)0.0% (0)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.1% (5)0.0% (0)0.2% (5)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.1% (4)0.2% (4)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers4.8% (204)2.1% (45)7.4% (159)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors4.5% (193)4.4% (94)4.6% (99)
Secretaries and administrative assistants4.0% (171)0.0% (0)8.0% (171)
Registered nurses3.9% (165)0.4% (9)7.3% (156)
Cooks and food preparation workers3.6% (155)2.3% (50)4.9% (105)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors3.6% (152)1.9% (40)5.2% (112)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers3.4% (147)5.1% (109)1.8% (38)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing3.1% (131)4.9% (104)1.3% (27)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations2.9% (124)3.6% (76)2.2% (48)
Retail sales workers except cashiers2.9% (123)2.9% (62)2.9% (61)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides2.8% (118)0.3% (6)5.2% (112)
Health technologists and technicians2.6% (112)1.2% (26)4.0% (86)
Cashiers2.4% (104)0.5% (10)4.4% (94)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers2.2% (96)3.3% (71)1.2% (25)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors2.2% (94)4.0% (86)0.4% (8)
Physicians and surgeons2.1% (90)2.9% (61)1.4% (29)
Business operations specialists2.0% (87)2.4% (52)1.6% (35)
Therapists2.0% (86)1.4% (31)2.6% (55)
Other production occupations including supervisors2.0% (85)3.5% (74)0.5% (11)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives2.0% (84)0.9% (20)3.0% (64)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists1.8% (78)1.8% (38)1.9% (40)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers1.8% (75)3.4% (72)0.1% (3)
Customer service representatives1.7% (71)0.5% (11)2.8% (60)
Waiters and waitresses1.5% (66)0.5% (11)2.6% (55)
Top executives1.4% (59)2.8% (59)0.0% (0)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.3% (54)2.5% (54)0.0% (0)
Postsecondary teachers1.1% (49)1.4% (30)0.9% (19)
Personal appearance workers1.1% (48)0.3% (7)1.9% (41)
Construction laborers1.1% (48)2.2% (48)0.0% (0)
Computer specialists1.0% (43)1.2% (25)0.8% (18)
Rail and water transportation workers1.0% (42)2.0% (42)0.0% (0)
Other protective service workers including supervisors1.0% (42)1.8% (38)0.2% (4)
Media and communication equipment workers1.0% (41)1.3% (28)0.6% (13)
Carpenters0.9% (40)1.9% (40)0.0% (0)
Other financial specialists0.9% (39)1.2% (25)0.7% (14)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.9% (38)0.0% (0)1.8% (38)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors0.9% (38)1.3% (27)0.5% (11)
Accountants and auditors0.8% (36)1.1% (24)0.6% (12)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers0.8% (35)1.6% (35)0.0% (0)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.8% (34)0.8% (17)0.8% (17)
Child care workers0.8% (34)0.0% (0)1.6% (34)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors0.8% (34)1.6% (34)0.0% (0)
Assemblers and fabricators0.8% (33)1.3% (27)0.3% (6)
Engineers0.7% (32)1.5% (32)0.0% (0)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.7% (32)1.1% (24)0.4% (8)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.7% (30)0.5% (11)0.9% (19)
Lawyers0.7% (29)0.8% (18)0.5% (11)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers0.7% (29)0.3% (6)1.1% (23)
Metal workers and plastic workers0.7% (28)1.3% (28)0.0% (0)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.7% (28)1.3% (28)0.0% (0)
Religious workers0.6% (27)1.0% (21)0.3% (6)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.6% (27)0.0% (0)1.3% (27)
Other healthcare support occupations0.6% (26)0.0% (0)1.2% (26)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers0.6% (26)1.2% (26)0.0% (0)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.6% (26)0.1% (3)1.1% (23)
Art and design workers0.6% (24)0.6% (12)0.6% (12)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers0.5% (23)0.9% (19)0.2% (4)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers0.5% (23)0.0% (0)1.1% (23)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers0.5% (20)0.9% (20)0.0% (0)
Electricians0.4% (19)0.9% (19)0.0% (0)
Food processing workers0.4% (17)0.5% (11)0.3% (6)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.4% (16)0.7% (16)0.0% (0)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.4% (16)0.4% (9)0.3% (7)
Secondary school teachers0.4% (16)0.0% (0)0.7% (16)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.3% (14)0.7% (14)0.0% (0)
Painters and paperhangers0.3% (14)0.7% (14)0.0% (0)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.3% (14)0.7% (14)0.0% (0)
Financial managers0.3% (13)0.3% (6)0.3% (7)
Plant and system operators0.3% (13)0.6% (13)0.0% (0)
Other construction workers and helpers0.3% (12)0.6% (12)0.0% (0)
Life and physical scientists0.3% (11)0.5% (11)0.0% (0)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.3% (11)0.3% (6)0.2% (5)
Printing workers0.2% (9)0.0% (0)0.4% (9)
Special education teachers0.2% (8)0.0% (0)0.4% (8)
Other transportation workers0.2% (8)0.4% (8)0.0% (0)
Legal support workers0.2% (7)0.0% (0)0.3% (7)
Woodworkers0.2% (7)0.3% (7)0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers0.2% (7)0.0% (0)0.3% (7)
Farmers and farm managers0.2% (7)0.3% (7)0.0% (0)
Extraction workers0.1% (6)0.3% (6)0.0% (0)
Social scientists and related workers0.1% (6)0.0% (0)0.3% (6)
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.0%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 23.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.3%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

5.9% (239)
West Virginia:

5.0% (35,796)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    7.1% (151)
    West Virginia:

    7.5% (28,917)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    4.5% (88)
    West Virginia:

    2.1% (6,879)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Bluefield:

1.4% (55)
West Virginia:

3.5% (25,067)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    0.8% (16)
    West Virginia:

    4.6% (17,690)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    2.0% (39)
    West Virginia:

    2.2% (7,377)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

3.1% (127)
West Virginia:

5.5% (39,645)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    2.0% (43)
    West Virginia:

    7.2% (27,799)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    4.3% (84)
    West Virginia:

    3.6% (11,846)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Bluefield:

4.8% (196)
West Virginia:

9.3% (66,643)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    5.6% (120)
    West Virginia:

    10.7% (41,251)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    3.9% (76)
    West Virginia:

    7.6% (25,392)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

6.4% (261)
West Virginia:

11.1% (79,971)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    4.2% (90)
    West Virginia:

    11.5% (44,336)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    8.8% (171)
    West Virginia:

    10.7% (35,635)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Bluefield:

12.1% (493)
West Virginia:

13.4% (96,401)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    14.0% (297)
    West Virginia:

    12.1% (46,868)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    10.1% (196)
    West Virginia:

    14.9% (49,533)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

18.1% (736)
West Virginia:

12.9% (93,140)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    16.5% (350)
    West Virginia:

    11.2% (43,113)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    19.8% (386)
    West Virginia:

    15.0% (50,027)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Bluefield:

10.3% (418)
West Virginia:

9.4% (67,616)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    10.1% (214)
    West Virginia:

    7.8% (29,914)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    10.5% (204)
    West Virginia:

    11.3% (37,702)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

5.4% (221)
West Virginia:

4.9% (34,952)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    6.0% (127)
    West Virginia:

    3.3% (12,794)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    4.8% (94)
    West Virginia:

    6.6% (22,158)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

7.5% (307)
West Virginia:

4.5% (32,242)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    4.0% (86)
    West Virginia:

    3.4% (13,190)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    11.4% (221)
    West Virginia:

    5.7% (19,052)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

3.6% (148)
West Virginia:

2.4% (16,907)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    3.8% (80)
    West Virginia:

    2.0% (7,825)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    3.5% (68)
    West Virginia:

    2.7% (9,082)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

2.0% (83)
West Virginia:

1.2% (8,405)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    2.2% (46)
    West Virginia:

    0.9% (3,299)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    1.9% (37)
    West Virginia:

    1.5% (5,106)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Bluefield:

8.6% (351)
West Virginia:

8.4% (60,590)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    11.5% (245)
    West Virginia:

    8.6% (33,245)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    5.4% (106)
    West Virginia:

    8.2% (27,345)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Bluefield:

10.7% (435)
West Virginia:

8.6% (62,041)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Bluefield:

    12.2% (259)
    West Virginia:

    9.2% (35,664)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Bluefield:

    9.0% (176)
    West Virginia:

    7.9% (26,377)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

2.9% (120)
West Virginia:

3.9% (28,047)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Bluefield:

2.0% (84)
West Virginia:

3.2% (23,235)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

2.7% (113)
West Virginia:

4.8% (34,464)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Bluefield:

5.3% (218)
West Virginia:

8.6% (61,784)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

8.4% (350)
West Virginia:

10.1% (72,395)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Bluefield:

13.2% (546)
West Virginia:

13.8% (98,948)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

19.9% (825)
West Virginia:

15.2% (108,921)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Bluefield:

10.4% (430)
West Virginia:

9.7% (69,399)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

7.7% (319)
West Virginia:

4.7% (33,885)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

6.3% (262)
West Virginia:

4.6% (33,112)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

1.4% (59)
West Virginia:

2.1% (14,733)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Bluefield:

0.7% (27)
West Virginia:

1.1% (7,763)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Bluefield:

8.0% (331)
West Virginia:

8.1% (57,871)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Bluefield:

9.4% (392)
West Virginia:

7.8% (56,126)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 76.1%
Number of people working at home: 76 (1.8% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,093 (+27.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,972 (47.5%)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)

Working at home in 2008 - Bluefield

Working at home in 2008 - West Virginia

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)

Working at home in 2000 - Bluefield

Working at home in 2000 - West Virginia

Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
Bluefield:

4.2% (235)
West Virginia:

4.8% (33,670)
    Less than 5 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    4.3% (122)
    West Virginia:

    4.8% (17,675)
    Less than 5 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    4.1% (113)
    West Virginia:

    4.8% (15,995)
5 to 9 minutes:
Bluefield:

17.6% (981)
West Virginia:

12.4% (87,214)
    5 to 9 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    14.9% (422)
    West Virginia:

    11.1% (41,149)
    5 to 9 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    20.4% (559)
    West Virginia:

    13.9% (46,065)
10 to 14 minutes:
Bluefield:

19.3% (1,074)
West Virginia:

16.1% (113,524)
    10 to 14 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    21.9% (620)
    West Virginia:

    14.8% (54,789)
    10 to 14 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    16.6% (454)
    West Virginia:

    17.7% (58,735)
15 to 19 minutes:
Bluefield:

17.4% (968)
West Virginia:

16.4% (115,434)
    15 to 19 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    20.4% (578)
    West Virginia:

    15.6% (57,882)
    15 to 19 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    14.3% (390)
    West Virginia:

    17.4% (57,552)
20 to 24 minutes:
Bluefield:

10.7% (593)
West Virginia:

13.5% (94,795)
    20 to 24 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    8.4% (238)
    West Virginia:

    12.5% (46,510)
    20 to 24 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    13.0% (355)
    West Virginia:

    14.6% (48,285)
25 to 29 minutes:
Bluefield:

4.2% (233)
West Virginia:

6.0% (42,312)
    25 to 29 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    1.6% (46)
    West Virginia:

    5.1% (18,901)
    25 to 29 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    6.8% (187)
    West Virginia:

    7.1% (23,411)
30 to 34 minutes:
Bluefield:

11.7% (652)
West Virginia:

10.7% (75,224)
    30 to 34 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    9.7% (275)
    West Virginia:

    11.0% (40,777)
    30 to 34 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    13.8% (377)
    West Virginia:

    10.4% (34,447)
35 to 39 minutes:
Bluefield:

0.8% (45)
West Virginia:

2.4% (16,629)
    35 to 39 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    1.2% (33)
    West Virginia:

    2.6% (9,766)
    35 to 39 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    0.4% (12)
    West Virginia:

    2.1% (6,863)
40 to 44 minutes:
Bluefield:

1.4% (77)
West Virginia:

3.0% (21,430)
    40 to 44 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    0.8% (22)
    West Virginia:

    3.5% (12,846)
    40 to 44 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    2.0% (55)
    West Virginia:

    2.6% (8,584)
45 to 59 minutes:
Bluefield:

5.3% (296)
West Virginia:

7.1% (49,731)
    45 to 59 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    5.9% (168)
    West Virginia:

    8.4% (31,241)
    45 to 59 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    4.7% (128)
    West Virginia:

    5.6% (18,490)
60 to 89 minutes:
Bluefield:

5.1% (283)
West Virginia:

4.6% (32,237)
    60 to 89 minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    7.3% (206)
    West Virginia:

    6.3% (23,435)
    60 to 89 minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    2.8% (77)
    West Virginia:

    2.7% (8,802)
90 or more minutes:
Bluefield:

2.3% (127)
West Virginia:

3.0% (20,747)
    90 or more minutes - Males:
    Bluefield:

    3.5% (98)
    West Virginia:

    4.4% (16,406)
    90 or more minutes - Females:
    Bluefield:

    1.1% (29)
    West Virginia:

    1.3% (4,341)
Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
Bluefield:

6.1% (252)
West Virginia:

4.0% (28,589)
5 to 9 minutes:
Bluefield:

21.6% (897)
West Virginia:

11.7% (83,929)
10 to 14 minutes:
Bluefield:

22.0% (913)
West Virginia:

15.4% (110,704)
15 to 19 minutes:
Bluefield:

17.4% (721)
West Virginia:

15.7% (112,448)
20 to 24 minutes:
Bluefield:

10.8% (450)
West Virginia:

13.5% (96,666)
25 to 29 minutes:
Bluefield:

3.7% (154)
West Virginia:

5.3% (38,292)
30 to 34 minutes:
Bluefield:

5.8% (242)
West Virginia:

11.1% (79,985)
35 to 39 minutes:
Bluefield:

1.8% (74)
West Virginia:

2.4% (17,466)
40 to 44 minutes:
Bluefield:

0.5% (21)
West Virginia:

2.8% (19,840)
45 to 59 minutes:
Bluefield:

2.1% (89)
West Virginia:

6.9% (49,594)
60 to 89 minutes:
Bluefield:

3.6% (149)
West Virginia:

4.9% (35,242)
90 or more minutes:
Bluefield:

2.7% (114)
West Virginia:

3.9% (27,928)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
Bluefield:

100.0% (33)
West Virginia:

52.7% (3,014)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Bluefield:

83.0% (3,354)
West Virginia:

67.3% (467,614)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Bluefield:

8.3% (337)
West Virginia:

16.7% (116,351)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Bluefield:

2.2% (89)
West Virginia:

7.1% (49,155)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Bluefield:

6.5% (263)
West Virginia:

8.9% (61,849)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Bluefield

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Bluefield (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Bluefield (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - West Virginia

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - West Virginia (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - West Virginia (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Bluefield

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - West Virginia

Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
Bluefield:

85.1% (4,788)
West Virginia:

82.2% (598,498)
    Drove car alone - Males:
    Bluefield:

    85.3% (2,433)
    West Virginia:

    80.8% (309,901)
    Drove car alone - Females:
    Bluefield:

    84.9% (2,355)
    West Virginia:

    83.6% (288,597)
Carpooled:
Bluefield:

10.2% (575)
West Virginia:

9.8% (71,658)
    Carpooled - Males:
    Bluefield:

    10.4% (296)
    West Virginia:

    10.8% (41,468)
    Carpooled - Females:
    Bluefield:

    10.1% (279)
    West Virginia:

    8.7% (30,190)
Bus or trolley bus:
Bluefield:

0.1% (7)
West Virginia:

0.7% (4,935)
    Bus or trolley bus - Males:
    Bluefield:

    0.2% (7)
    West Virginia:

    0.7% (2,825)
Walked:
Bluefield:

3.0% (169)
West Virginia:

2.8% (20,708)
    Walked - Males:
    Bluefield:

    2.4% (67)
    West Virginia:

    3.1% (11,975)
    Walked - Females:
    Bluefield:

    3.7% (102)
    West Virginia:

    2.5% (8,733)
Other means:
Bluefield:

0.4% (25)
West Virginia:

0.8% (5,885)
    Other means - Males:
    Bluefield:

    0.9% (25)
    West Virginia:

    1.1% (4,312)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
Bluefield:

79.9% (3,316)
West Virginia:

80.3% (576,360)
Carpooled:
Bluefield:

14.5% (601)
West Virginia:

12.7% (91,133)
Bus or trolley bus:
Bluefield:

0.8% (33)
West Virginia:

0.6% (4,272)
Bicycle:
Bluefield:

0.1% (3)
West Virginia:

0.1% (755)
Walked:
Bluefield:

2.4% (101)
West Virginia:

2.9% (21,059)
Other means:
Bluefield:

0.5% (22)
West Virginia:

0.7% (5,379)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Bluefield:

84.7% (3,316)
West Virginia:

86.3% (576,360)
In 2 person carpool:
Bluefield:

12.6% (493)
West Virginia:

11.1% (74,212)
In 3 person carpool:
Bluefield:

2.2% (85)
West Virginia:

1.7% (11,417)
In 4 person carpool:
Bluefield:

0.3% (12)
West Virginia:

0.5% (3,370)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Bluefield:

0.2% (6)
West Virginia:

0.2% (1,470)
In 7+ person carpool:
Bluefield:

0.1% (5)
West Virginia:

0.1% (664)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Bluefield:

66.1% (2,829)
West Virginia:

66.7% (488,582)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Bluefield:

    69.8% (1,493)
    West Virginia:

    70.7% (280,214)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Bluefield:

    62.4% (1,336)
    West Virginia:

    61.9% (208,368)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Bluefield:

2.3% (99)
West Virginia:

2.3% (16,512)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Bluefield:

    2.8% (60)
    West Virginia:

    3.0% (11,894)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Bluefield:

    1.8% (39)
    West Virginia:

    1.4% (4,618)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Bluefield:

9.8% (421)
West Virginia:

6.8% (50,039)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Bluefield:

    6.0% (128)
    West Virginia:

    4.0% (15,990)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Bluefield:

    13.7% (293)
    West Virginia:

    10.1% (34,049)
Local government workers:
Bluefield:

7.1% (304)
West Virginia:

6.6% (48,204)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Bluefield:

    4.7% (101)
    West Virginia:

    5.1% (20,272)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Bluefield:

    9.5% (203)
    West Virginia:

    8.3% (27,932)
State government workers:
Bluefield:

6.7% (285)
West Virginia:

7.7% (56,389)
    State government workers - Males:
    Bluefield:

    5.4% (115)
    West Virginia:

    6.4% (25,533)
    State government workers - Females:
    Bluefield:

    7.9% (170)
    West Virginia:

    9.2% (30,856)
Federal government workers:
Bluefield:

1.8% (76)
West Virginia:

3.6% (26,733)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Bluefield:

    2.5% (54)
    West Virginia:

    3.4% (13,583)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Bluefield:

    1.0% (22)
    West Virginia:

    3.9% (13,150)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Bluefield:

5.9% (254)
West Virginia:

5.9% (43,225)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Bluefield:

    8.6% (183)
    West Virginia:

    6.9% (27,308)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Bluefield:

    3.3% (71)
    West Virginia:

    4.7% (15,917)
Unpaid family workers:
Bluefield:

0.3% (11)
West Virginia:

0.4% (2,989)
    Unpaid family workers - Males:
    Bluefield:

    0.2% (5)
    West Virginia:

    0.4% (1,495)
    Unpaid family workers - Females:
    Bluefield:

    0.3% (6)
    West Virginia:

    0.4% (1,494)

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