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Work and Jobs in Charleston, West Virginia (WV) Detailed Stats: Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute

 

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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Charleston, West Virginia was 53,421 / 50,267

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care13.3% (3,242)9.3% (1,151)17.4% (2,091)
Professional, scientific, and technical services9.9% (2,410)11.6% (1,437)8.1% (973)
Public administration9.8% (2,381)9.0% (1,115)10.5% (1,266)
Educational services8.0% (1,959)3.9% (482)12.3% (1,477)
Accommodation and food services7.3% (1,776)6.8% (840)7.8% (936)
Finance and insurance5.2% (1,259)4.4% (542)6.0% (717)
Chemicals3.5% (855)5.1% (626)1.9% (229)
Construction3.5% (852)5.9% (733)1.0% (119)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.5% (851)3.8% (476)3.1% (375)
Real estate and rental and leasing2.2% (547)2.0% (252)2.5% (295)
Social assistance2.2% (537)1.3% (157)3.2% (380)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.1% (521)1.7% (208)2.6% (313)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations2.1% (518)1.8% (227)2.4% (291)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.8% (433)1.0% (118)2.6% (315)
Personal and laundry services1.6% (402)1.3% (155)2.1% (247)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.6% (385)1.6% (194)1.6% (191)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.5% (361)2.2% (271)0.7% (90)
Food and beverage stores1.4% (350)1.4% (174)1.5% (176)
Utilities1.4% (349)1.9% (240)0.9% (109)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.2% (293)1.6% (200)0.8% (93)
Repair and maintenance1.0% (239)1.7% (213)0.2% (26)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores1.0% (235)1.0% (130)0.9% (105)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.8% (199)1.4% (168)0.3% (31)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.8% (188)1.4% (174)0.1% (14)
U. S. Postal service0.7% (165)1.0% (125)0.3% (40)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.7% (165)0.2% (22)1.2% (143)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.7% (159)0.9% (116)0.4% (43)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.6% (158)0.5% (62)0.8% (96)
Metal and metal products0.6% (156)1.1% (134)0.2% (22)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.6% (151)0.5% (61)0.7% (90)
Other direct selling establishments0.5% (130)0.5% (63)0.6% (67)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.5% (121)0.2% (25)0.8% (96)
Truck transportation0.5% (112)0.8% (97)0.1% (15)
Machinery0.4% (106)0.8% (99)0.1% (7)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.4% (105)0.7% (88)0.1% (17)
Transportation equipment0.4% (100)0.7% (90)0.1% (10)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.4% (98)0.4% (51)0.4% (47)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.4% (95)0.6% (69)0.2% (26)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.4% (95)0.7% (86)0.1% (9)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.4% (89)0.5% (61)0.2% (28)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3% (79)0.5% (64)0.1% (15)
Private households0.3% (73)0.1% (11)0.5% (62)
Air transportation0.3% (69)0.4% (50)0.2% (19)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.3% (68)0.5% (61)0.1% (7)
Gasoline stations0.3% (67)0.3% (41)0.2% (26)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (64)0.4% (53)0.1% (11)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (62)0.4% (48)0.1% (14)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.2% (51)0.3% (31)0.2% (20)
Retail florists0.2% (50)0.1% (17)0.3% (33)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.2% (50)0.3% (40)0.1% (10)
Printing and related support activities0.2% (47)0.3% (35)0.1% (12)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.2% (42)0.1% (17)0.2% (25)
Plastics and rubber products0.2% (39)0.3% (39)0.0% (0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.2% (39)0.2% (24)0.1% (15)
Food0.2% (37)0.2% (20)0.1% (17)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (33)0.3% (33)0.0% (0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.1% (33)0.1% (13)0.2% (20)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.1% (29)0.2% (29)0.0% (0)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.1% (25)0.1% (18)0.1% (7)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.1% (21)0.2% (21)0.0% (0)
Vending machine operators0.1% (19)0.2% (19)0.0% (0)
Warehousing and storage0.1% (19)0.2% (19)0.0% (0)
Music stores0.1% (18)0.1% (15)0.0% (3)
Textile mills and textile products0.1% (17)0.1% (17)0.0% (0)
Wood products0.1% (14)0.1% (14)0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.1% (13)0.1% (13)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations (%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Most common occupations

Occupation

All

Males

Females
Other sales and related workers including supervisors4.8% (1,172)5.6% (688)4.0% (484)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers4.6% (1,130)5.1% (630)4.2% (500)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors4.5% (1,086)2.1% (263)6.9% (823)
Lawyers4.1% (992)5.8% (714)2.3% (278)
Retail sales workers except cashiers3.7% (904)3.4% (416)4.1% (488)
Secretaries and administrative assistants3.2% (773)0.2% (23)6.2% (750)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing3.1% (747)4.0% (496)2.1% (251)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations2.8% (684)3.6% (443)2.0% (241)
Registered nurses2.6% (645)0.5% (60)4.9% (585)
Business operations specialists2.5% (599)2.3% (282)2.6% (317)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers2.4% (584)0.3% (42)4.5% (542)
Engineers2.3% (553)3.8% (471)0.7% (82)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives2.1% (519)0.7% (86)3.6% (433)
Accountants and auditors2.1% (514)2.0% (246)2.2% (268)
Physicians and surgeons2.1% (514)3.5% (430)0.7% (84)
Cashiers2.1% (509)1.0% (119)3.2% (390)
Top executives2.0% (498)3.3% (406)0.8% (92)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers1.8% (450)3.2% (398)0.4% (52)
Health technologists and technicians1.7% (417)0.6% (77)2.8% (340)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers1.7% (415)2.3% (291)1.0% (124)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors1.7% (411)3.1% (388)0.2% (23)
Other production occupations including supervisors1.7% (408)2.3% (284)1.0% (124)
Cooks and food preparation workers1.5% (367)1.6% (204)1.4% (163)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists1.4% (348)0.9% (113)2.0% (235)
Media and communication equipment workers1.4% (348)1.7% (208)1.2% (140)
Computer specialists1.3% (326)1.6% (203)1.0% (123)
Customer service representatives1.3% (326)0.8% (99)1.9% (227)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides1.3% (319)0.4% (54)2.2% (265)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks1.3% (316)0.4% (45)2.3% (271)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations1.3% (310)1.5% (184)1.0% (126)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.3% (308)1.7% (213)0.8% (95)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.2% (304)2.2% (267)0.3% (37)
Postsecondary teachers1.2% (299)1.2% (148)1.3% (151)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers1.1% (277)1.1% (138)1.2% (139)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses1.1% (274)0.8% (93)1.5% (181)
Waiters and waitresses1.1% (269)0.6% (72)1.6% (197)
Child care workers1.1% (264)0.3% (37)1.9% (227)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers1.1% (260)1.3% (167)0.8% (93)
Legal support workers1.0% (241)0.6% (77)1.4% (164)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers0.9% (223)1.7% (216)0.1% (7)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.9% (212)0.2% (27)1.5% (185)
Other financial specialists0.8% (196)1.1% (134)0.5% (62)
Other healthcare support occupations0.8% (194)0.2% (28)1.4% (166)
Personal appearance workers0.8% (191)0.4% (49)1.2% (142)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers0.8% (190)0.7% (82)0.9% (108)
Metal workers and plastic workers0.8% (190)1.5% (190)0.0% (0)
Financial managers0.8% (188)0.7% (89)0.8% (99)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.8% (188)1.1% (131)0.5% (57)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.7% (182)0.3% (31)1.3% (151)
Life and physical scientists0.6% (150)0.8% (94)0.5% (56)
Carpenters0.5% (133)1.1% (133)0.0% (0)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers0.5% (131)0.9% (117)0.1% (14)
Therapists0.5% (130)0.2% (22)0.9% (108)
Secondary school teachers0.5% (117)0.2% (29)0.7% (88)
Construction laborers0.4% (108)0.9% (108)0.0% (0)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.4% (108)0.9% (108)0.0% (0)
Art and design workers0.4% (103)0.3% (36)0.6% (67)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers0.4% (102)0.2% (24)0.6% (78)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.4% (101)0.6% (79)0.2% (22)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.4% (88)0.2% (19)0.6% (69)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors0.4% (86)0.6% (70)0.1% (16)
Religious workers0.3% (85)0.5% (57)0.2% (28)
Special education teachers0.3% (84)0.1% (12)0.6% (72)
Communications equipment operators0.3% (82)0.0% (5)0.6% (77)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.3% (81)0.4% (55)0.2% (26)
Bus drivers0.3% (81)0.5% (57)0.2% (24)
Social scientists and related workers0.3% (76)0.3% (39)0.3% (37)
Painters and paperhangers0.3% (72)0.5% (62)0.1% (10)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.3% (70)0.5% (65)0.0% (5)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.3% (67)0.5% (60)0.1% (7)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.3% (65)0.5% (65)0.0% (0)
Other construction workers and helpers0.2% (58)0.3% (42)0.1% (16)
Other transportation workers0.2% (55)0.3% (41)0.1% (14)
Assemblers and fabricators0.2% (54)0.3% (39)0.1% (15)
Food processing workers0.2% (50)0.3% (37)0.1% (13)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers0.2% (47)0.3% (39)0.1% (8)
Electricians0.2% (46)0.4% (46)0.0% (0)
Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants0.2% (39)0.3% (31)0.1% (8)
Air transportation workers0.2% (38)0.3% (38)0.0% (0)
Judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers0.1% (32)0.1% (18)0.1% (14)
Plant and system operators0.1% (30)0.2% (30)0.0% (0)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.1% (30)0.2% (30)0.0% (0)
Farmers and farm managers0.1% (28)0.2% (22)0.0% (6)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.1% (22)0.1% (18)0.0% (4)
Mathematical science occupations0.1% (21)0.1% (13)0.1% (8)
Woodworkers0.1% (21)0.2% (21)0.0% (0)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers0.1% (20)0.1% (13)0.1% (7)
Printing workers0.1% (15)0.1% (15)0.0% (0)

Unemployment by year (%)

Unemployment in 2009:
Charleston:

5.4%
West Virginia:

7.4%
Unemployment in 2008:
Charleston:

4.0%
West Virginia:

4.3%
Unemployment in 2007:
Charleston:

4.1%
West Virginia:

4.2%
Unemployment in 2006:
Charleston:

4.5%
West Virginia:

4.5%
Unemployment in 2005:
Charleston:

4.2%
West Virginia:

4.9%
Unemployment in 2004:
Charleston:

4.3%
West Virginia:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2003:
Charleston:

4.8%
West Virginia:

6.0%
Unemployment in 2002:
Charleston:

4.8%
West Virginia:

5.9%
Unemployment in 2001:
Charleston:

4.3%
West Virginia:

5.2%
Unemployment in 2000:
Charleston:

4.4%
West Virginia:

5.5%
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.2%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 10.5%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 13.6%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 20.0%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.0%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

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.:
Charleston:

2.4% (529)
West Virginia:

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

    3.3% (384)
    West Virginia:

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

    1.4% (145)
    West Virginia:

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

1.8% (407)
West Virginia:

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

    2.4% (278)
    West Virginia:

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

    1.2% (129)
    West Virginia:

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

1.8% (392)
West Virginia:

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

    1.5% (173)
    West Virginia:

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

    2.1% (219)
    West Virginia:

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

5.1% (1,134)
West Virginia:

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

    5.4% (633)
    West Virginia:

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

    4.7% (501)
    West Virginia:

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

9.2% (2,060)
West Virginia:

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

    10.4% (1,210)
    West Virginia:

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

    8.0% (850)
    West Virginia:

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

13.1% (2,930)
West Virginia:

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

    13.7% (1,599)
    West Virginia:

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

    12.5% (1,331)
    West Virginia:

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

17.6% (3,927)
West Virginia:

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

    16.8% (1,962)
    West Virginia:

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

    18.5% (1,965)
    West Virginia:

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

16.9% (3,771)
West Virginia:

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

    15.6% (1,815)
    West Virginia:

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

    18.4% (1,956)
    West Virginia:

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

8.3% (1,843)
West Virginia:

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

    8.4% (974)
    West Virginia:

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

    8.2% (869)
    West Virginia:

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

6.7% (1,495)
West Virginia:

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

    5.8% (675)
    West Virginia:

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

    7.7% (820)
    West Virginia:

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

3.3% (739)
West Virginia:

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

    2.6% (305)
    West Virginia:

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

    4.1% (434)
    West Virginia:

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

1.0% (225)
West Virginia:

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

    1.6% (187)
    West Virginia:

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

    0.4% (38)
    West Virginia:

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

5.6% (1,251)
West Virginia:

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

    6.4% (740)
    West Virginia:

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

    4.8% (511)
    West Virginia:

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

7.1% (1,579)
West Virginia:

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

    6.1% (712)
    West Virginia:

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

    8.2% (867)
    West Virginia:

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

1.9% (463)
West Virginia:

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

1.1% (273)
West Virginia:

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

2.7% (650)
West Virginia:

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

4.1% (990)
West Virginia:

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

8.3% (2,000)
West Virginia:

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

13.3% (3,190)
West Virginia:

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

20.2% (4,846)
West Virginia:

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

15.3% (3,682)
West Virginia:

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

8.2% (1,968)
West Virginia:

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

7.3% (1,744)
West Virginia:

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

3.2% (757)
West Virginia:

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

1.2% (278)
West Virginia:

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

5.4% (1,298)
West Virginia:

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

5.0% (1,211)
West Virginia:

7.8% (56,126)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.6%
Number of people working at home: 665 (2.8% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: +38,087 (+71.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 17,640 (73.5%)

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

Working at home in 2008 - Charleston

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 - Charleston

Working at home in 2000 - West Virginia

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

2.1% (1,237)
West Virginia:

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

    1.8% (501)
    West Virginia:

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

    2.4% (736)
    West Virginia:

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

10.1% (5,917)
West Virginia:

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

    11.4% (3,156)
    West Virginia:

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

    9.0% (2,761)
    West Virginia:

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

16.0% (9,348)
West Virginia:

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

    16.2% (4,496)
    West Virginia:

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

    15.8% (4,852)
    West Virginia:

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

15.7% (9,175)
West Virginia:

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

    14.7% (4,068)
    West Virginia:

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

    16.7% (5,107)
    West Virginia:

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

14.3% (8,314)
West Virginia:

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

    13.9% (3,854)
    West Virginia:

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

    14.6% (4,460)
    West Virginia:

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

6.8% (3,971)
West Virginia:

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

    6.6% (1,841)
    West Virginia:

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

    7.0% (2,130)
    West Virginia:

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

13.0% (7,596)
West Virginia:

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

    11.4% (3,152)
    West Virginia:

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

    14.5% (4,444)
    West Virginia:

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

2.6% (1,542)
West Virginia:

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

    2.7% (756)
    West Virginia:

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

    2.6% (786)
    West Virginia:

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

3.2% (1,843)
West Virginia:

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

    3.1% (869)
    West Virginia:

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

    3.2% (974)
    West Virginia:

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

7.1% (4,167)
West Virginia:

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

    6.5% (1,810)
    West Virginia:

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

    7.7% (2,357)
    West Virginia:

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

6.0% (3,477)
West Virginia:

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

    7.2% (1,998)
    West Virginia:

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

    4.8% (1,479)
    West Virginia:

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

3.0% (1,741)
West Virginia:

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

    4.3% (1,196)
    West Virginia:

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

    1.8% (545)
    West Virginia:

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

3.4% (815)
West Virginia:

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

17.6% (4,234)
West Virginia:

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

29.3% (7,042)
West Virginia:

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

22.7% (5,443)
West Virginia:

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

10.7% (2,574)
West Virginia:

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

2.5% (596)
West Virginia:

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

5.2% (1,253)
West Virginia:

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

0.8% (186)
West Virginia:

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

0.6% (139)
West Virginia:

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

1.8% (432)
West Virginia:

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

1.3% (319)
West Virginia:

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

1.3% (317)
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:
Charleston:

67.5% (773)
West Virginia:

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

89.8% (19,931)
West Virginia:

67.3% (467,614)
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
Charleston:

18.1% (207)
West Virginia:

16.5% (940)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Charleston:

6.2% (1,371)
West Virginia:

16.7% (116,351)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
Charleston:

5.2% (60)
West Virginia:

7.7% (439)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Charleston:

1.7% (372)
West Virginia:

7.1% (49,155)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
Charleston:

9.2% (106)
West Virginia:

23.1% (1,321)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Charleston:

2.4% (530)
West Virginia:

8.9% (61,849)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Charleston

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

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Charleston (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 - Charleston

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - West Virginia

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

81.5% (48,075)
West Virginia:

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

    79.3% (22,157)
    West Virginia:

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

    83.5% (25,918)
    West Virginia:

    83.6% (288,597)
Carpooled:
Charleston:

12.4% (7,325)
West Virginia:

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

    13.5% (3,766)
    West Virginia:

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

    11.5% (3,559)
    West Virginia:

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

2.4% (1,433)
West Virginia:

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

    2.4% (673)
    West Virginia:

    0.7% (2,825)
    Bus or trolley bus - Females:
    Charleston:

    2.4% (760)
    West Virginia:

    0.6% (2,110)
Railroad:
Charleston:

0.0% (20)
West Virginia:

0.0% (66)
    Railroad - Males:
    Charleston:

    0.1% (20)
    West Virginia:

    0.0% (66)
Bicycle:
Charleston:

0.1% (44)
West Virginia:

0.1% (1,086)
    Bicycle - Males:
    Charleston:

    0.1% (23)
    West Virginia:

    0.2% (776)
    Bicycle - Females:
    Charleston:

    0.1% (21)
    West Virginia:

    0.1% (310)
Walked:
Charleston:

2.0% (1,173)
West Virginia:

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

    3.1% (866)
    West Virginia:

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

    1.0% (307)
    West Virginia:

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

0.4% (258)
West Virginia:

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

    0.7% (192)
    West Virginia:

    1.1% (4,312)
    Other means - Females:
    Charleston:

    0.2% (66)
    West Virginia:

    0.5% (1,573)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
Charleston:

74.5% (17,881)
West Virginia:

80.3% (576,360)
Carpooled:
Charleston:

11.8% (2,837)
West Virginia:

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

4.5% (1,076)
West Virginia:

0.6% (4,272)
Streetcar or trolley car:
Charleston:

0.1% (14)
West Virginia:

0.0% (84)
Ferryboat:
Charleston:

0.0% (7)
West Virginia:

0.0% (29)
Taxicab:
Charleston:

0.2% (49)
West Virginia:

0.1% (540)
Bicycle:
Charleston:

0.4% (96)
West Virginia:

0.1% (755)
Walked:
Charleston:

5.3% (1,265)
West Virginia:

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

0.5% (125)
West Virginia:

0.7% (5,379)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Charleston:

86.3% (17,881)
West Virginia:

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

12.0% (2,493)
West Virginia:

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

1.2% (248)
West Virginia:

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

0.2% (32)
West Virginia:

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

0.2% (47)
West Virginia:

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

0.1% (17)
West Virginia:

0.1% (664)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Charleston:

58.8% (14,350)
West Virginia:

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

    60.6% (7,509)
    West Virginia:

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

    56.9% (6,841)
    West Virginia:

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

3.9% (958)
West Virginia:

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

    5.9% (728)
    West Virginia:

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

    1.9% (230)
    West Virginia:

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

9.5% (2,307)
West Virginia:

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

    6.7% (828)
    West Virginia:

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

    12.3% (1,479)
    West Virginia:

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

6.4% (1,566)
West Virginia:

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

    4.3% (535)
    West Virginia:

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

    8.6% (1,031)
    West Virginia:

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

11.4% (2,775)
West Virginia:

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

    9.9% (1,222)
    West Virginia:

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

    12.9% (1,553)
    West Virginia:

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

2.7% (670)
West Virginia:

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

    3.7% (454)
    West Virginia:

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

    1.8% (216)
    West Virginia:

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

6.9% (1,681)
West Virginia:

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

    8.6% (1,061)
    West Virginia:

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

    5.2% (620)
    West Virginia:

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

0.4% (91)
West Virginia:

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

    0.4% (48)
    West Virginia:

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

    0.4% (43)
    West Virginia:

    0.4% (1,494)

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