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The most common industries in Milton are: Health care (15.4% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (9.5% of civilian employees), Educational services (6.6% of civilian employees). 70.6% of workers work in Cabell County and 11.7% of all workers work at home. 71.9% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 10.3% greater than the rate of 64.5% across the entire state of West Virginia.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Milton, West Virginia was 2,206 / 2,737
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Milton, West Virginia was 2,206 / 2,737
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 15.4% (137) | 7.8% (39) | 25.0% (98) |
| Accommodation and food services | 9.5% (85) | 8.2% (41) | 11.2% (44) |
| Educational services | 6.6% (59) | 6.2% (31) | 7.1% (28) |
| Construction | 5.4% (48) | 9.6% (48) | 0.0% (0) |
| Public administration | 4.0% (36) | 4.2% (21) | 3.8% (15) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.3% (29) | 2.8% (14) | 3.8% (15) |
| Metal and metal products | 2.8% (25) | 4.2% (21) | 1.0% (4) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.7% (24) | 3.2% (16) | 2.0% (8) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.5% (22) | 0.6% (3) | 4.8% (19) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.2% (20) | 3.2% (16) | 1.0% (4) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.2% (20) | 3.0% (15) | 1.3% (5) |
| Truck transportation | 2.1% (19) | 3.8% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail transportation | 2.1% (19) | 3.8% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 2.1% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 4.8% (19) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.9% (17) | 0.8% (4) | 3.3% (13) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.9% (17) | 2.0% (10) | 1.8% (7) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.9% (17) | 1.8% (9) | 2.0% (8) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1.8% (16) | 3.2% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 1.7% (15) | 3.0% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.7% (15) | 2.4% (12) | 0.8% (3) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.7% (15) | 1.2% (6) | 2.3% (9) |
| Finance and insurance | 1.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 3.6% (14) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 1.6% (14) | 2.2% (11) | 0.8% (3) |
| Utilities | 1.3% (12) | 1.8% (9) | 0.8% (3) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 1.3% (12) | 2.4% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.2% (11) | 2.2% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.2% (11) | 0.8% (4) | 1.8% (7) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (10) | 1.0% (5) | 1.3% (5) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (10) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (10) | 1.4% (7) | 0.8% (3) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.0% (9) | 1.8% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.9% (8) | 1.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.9% (8) | 1.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 0.8% (7) | 1.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.8% (7) | 0.4% (2) | 1.3% (5) |
| Social assistance | 0.8% (7) | 0.8% (4) | 0.8% (3) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (6) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (5) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (5) | 1.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (5) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (5) | 1.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (5) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (5) | 1.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.6% (5) | 1.0% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.6% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (5) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.4% (4) | 0.8% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (4) |
| Machinery | 0.4% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (4) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.4% (4) | 0.8% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (3) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (3) |
Unemployment in Milton
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.3%Males
- 11.1%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.0%Males
- 7.1%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Milton: | 3.3% (34) |
| West Virginia: | 6.2% (40,785) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Milton: | 12.2% (124) |
| West Virginia: | 5.7% (37,599) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Milton: | 4.5% (46) |
| West Virginia: | 10.0% (66,185) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Milton: | 15.5% (159) |
| West Virginia: | 9.6% (63,233) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Milton: | 26.9% (275) |
| West Virginia: | 14.2% (93,622) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Milton: | 10.6% (108) |
| West Virginia: | 11.7% (77,435) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Milton: | 5.8% (59) |
| West Virginia: | 10.6% (69,988) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Milton: | 5.3% (55) |
| West Virginia: | 4.7% (31,179) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Milton: | 1.4% (14) |
| West Virginia: | 5.6% (37,311) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Milton: | 1.6% (16) |
| West Virginia: | 2.5% (16,311) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Milton: | 9.4% (96) |
| West Virginia: | 7.0% (46,555) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Milton: | 2.6% (26) |
| West Virginia: | 7.1% (46,937) |
<5am:
| Milton: | 4.4% (38) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (28,047) |
6am:
| Milton: | 1.5% (13) |
| West Virginia: | 4.8% (34,464) |
6:30am:
| Milton: | 10.9% (94) |
| West Virginia: | 8.6% (61,784) |
7am:
| Milton: | 13.2% (114) |
| West Virginia: | 10.1% (72,395) |
7:30am:
| Milton: | 18.2% (158) |
| West Virginia: | 13.8% (98,948) |
8am:
| Milton: | 14.9% (129) |
| West Virginia: | 15.2% (108,921) |
8:30am:
| Milton: | 7.0% (61) |
| West Virginia: | 9.7% (69,399) |
9am:
| Milton: | 5.0% (43) |
| West Virginia: | 4.7% (33,885) |
10am:
| Milton: | 8.1% (70) |
| West Virginia: | 4.6% (33,112) |
11am:
| Milton: | 1.4% (12) |
| West Virginia: | 2.1% (14,733) |
12pm:
| Milton: | 1.3% (11) |
| West Virginia: | 1.1% (7,763) |
4pm:
| Milton: | 8.8% (76) |
| West Virginia: | 8.1% (57,871) |
>4pm:
| Milton: | 4.4% (38) |
| West Virginia: | 7.8% (56,126) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 3.7% (17) |
| West Virginia: | 7.8% (27,728) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 34.3% (163) |
| West Virginia: | 7.4% (26,205) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 5.9% (28) |
| West Virginia: | 11.4% (40,309) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 6.1% (29) |
| West Virginia: | 9.4% (33,409) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 24.3% (115) |
| West Virginia: | 12.9% (45,886) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 3.5% (17) |
| West Virginia: | 10.1% (35,698) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 12.8% (61) |
| West Virginia: | 9.0% (32,021) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 10.2% (49) |
| West Virginia: | 6.7% (23,594) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Milton: | 5.7% (27) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (27,448) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Milton: | 3.2% (17) |
| West Virginia: | 8.5% (25,876) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Milton: | 28.5% (155) |
| West Virginia: | 9.7% (29,824) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Milton: | 28.0% (153) |
| West Virginia: | 15.6% (47,736) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Milton: | 15.5% (85) |
| West Virginia: | 13.6% (41,737) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Milton: | 9.0% (49) |
| West Virginia: | 5.7% (17,593) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Milton: | 2.2% (12) |
| West Virginia: | 6.3% (19,245) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Milton: | 2.8% (15) |
| West Virginia: | 2.7% (8,192) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Milton: | 5.2% (29) |
| West Virginia: | 7.5% (22,961) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 70.6%
Number of people working at home: 129 (11.7% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 129 (11.7% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Milton: | 1.3% (19) |
| West Virginia: | 4.1% (26,716) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Milton: | 18.3% (271) |
| West Virginia: | 11.4% (73,739) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Milton: | 14.2% (210) |
| West Virginia: | 14.0% (90,428) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Milton: | 13.5% (199) |
| West Virginia: | 17.0% (109,934) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Milton: | 16.5% (244) |
| West Virginia: | 14.6% (94,280) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Milton: | 3.5% (52) |
| West Virginia: | 6.0% (38,580) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Milton: | 8.4% (124) |
| West Virginia: | 11.3% (72,667) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Milton: | 16.2% (239) |
| West Virginia: | 3.5% (22,724) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Milton: | 2.4% (35) |
| West Virginia: | 7.2% (46,322) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Milton: | 2.6% (39) |
| West Virginia: | 4.8% (30,663) |
90 or more minutes:
| Milton: | 3.7% (55) |
| West Virginia: | 3.3% (21,192) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Milton: | 8.4% (73) |
| West Virginia: | 4.0% (28,589) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Milton: | 11.2% (97) |
| West Virginia: | 11.7% (83,929) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Milton: | 8.8% (76) |
| West Virginia: | 15.4% (110,704) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Milton: | 11.3% (98) |
| West Virginia: | 15.7% (112,448) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Milton: | 14.9% (129) |
| West Virginia: | 13.5% (96,666) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Milton: | 11.5% (100) |
| West Virginia: | 5.3% (38,292) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Milton: | 18.2% (158) |
| West Virginia: | 11.1% (79,985) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Milton: | 2.0% (17) |
| West Virginia: | 2.4% (17,466) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Milton: | 1.2% (10) |
| West Virginia: | 2.8% (19,840) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Milton: | 5.2% (45) |
| West Virginia: | 6.9% (49,594) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Milton: | 3.2% (28) |
| West Virginia: | 4.9% (35,242) |
90 or more minutes:
| Milton: | 3.0% (26) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (27,928) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 0.5% (3) |
| West Virginia: | 3.3% (11,211) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 10.0% (68) |
| West Virginia: | 10.1% (34,356) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 14.1% (96) |
| West Virginia: | 13.3% (45,514) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 21.6% (147) |
| West Virginia: | 15.7% (53,727) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 2.9% (20) |
| West Virginia: | 14.3% (48,747) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 5.8% (39) |
| West Virginia: | 6.3% (21,459) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 8.9% (61) |
| West Virginia: | 11.9% (40,631) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 26.6% (181) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (13,347) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 4.5% (31) |
| West Virginia: | 7.9% (26,932) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 4.4% (30) |
| West Virginia: | 6.0% (20,448) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Milton: | 9.0% (61) |
| West Virginia: | 4.6% (15,558) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Milton: | 5.3% (42) |
| West Virginia: | 5.1% (15,505) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Milton: | 26.7% (213) |
| West Virginia: | 13.0% (39,383) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Milton: | 14.4% (115) |
| West Virginia: | 14.8% (44,914) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Milton: | 7.0% (56) |
| West Virginia: | 18.5% (56,207) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Milton: | 28.8% (229) |
| West Virginia: | 15.0% (45,533) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Milton: | 1.9% (15) |
| West Virginia: | 5.6% (17,121) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Milton: | 7.5% (60) |
| West Virginia: | 10.6% (32,036) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Milton: | 8.7% (69) |
| West Virginia: | 3.1% (9,377) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Milton: | 88.9% (1,198) |
| West Virginia: | 86.6% (262,986) |
Carpooled:
| Milton: | 10.4% (140) |
| West Virginia: | 8.8% (27,402) |
Walked:
| Milton: | 0.7% (9) |
| West Virginia: | 2.6% (8,086) |
Drove car alone:
| Milton: | 84.8% (734) |
| West Virginia: | 80.3% (576,360) |
Carpooled:
| Milton: | 11.5% (100) |
| West Virginia: | 12.7% (91,133) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Milton: | 0.3% (3) |
| West Virginia: | 0.6% (4,272) |
Motorcycle:
| Milton: | 0.5% (4) |
| West Virginia: | 0.0% (283) |
Walked:
| Milton: | 1.4% (12) |
| West Virginia: | 2.9% (21,059) |
Other means:
| Milton: | 0.5% (4) |
| West Virginia: | 0.7% (5,379) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Milton: | 97.9% (595) |
| West Virginia: | 86.4% (262,986) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Milton: | 0.7% (4) |
| West Virginia: | 8.6% (27,402) |
Walked - Males:
| Milton: | 1.5% (9) |
| West Virginia: | 2.6% (8,086) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Milton: | 81.5% (603) |
| West Virginia: | 86.7% (262,986) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Milton: | 18.5% (137) |
| West Virginia: | 9.0% (27,402) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Milton: | 93.6% (899) |
| West Virginia: | 90.4% (569,293) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Milton: | 5.3% (51) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (48,251) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Milton: | 1.0% (10) |
| West Virginia: | 1.1% (6,739) |
Drove alone:
| Milton: | 88.0% (734) |
| West Virginia: | 86.3% (576,360) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Milton: | 10.0% (83) |
| West Virginia: | 11.1% (74,212) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Milton: | 1.2% (10) |
| West Virginia: | 1.7% (11,417) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Milton: | 0.8% (7) |
| West Virginia: | 0.5% (3,370) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Milton: | 71.9% (852) |
| West Virginia: | 64.5% (474,637) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Milton: | 1.0% (11) |
| West Virginia: | 2.8% (20,622) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Milton: | 5.6% (67) |
| West Virginia: | 8.6% (63,372) |
Local government workers:
| Milton: | 6.9% (82) |
| West Virginia: | 7.1% (52,269) |
State government workers:
| Milton: | 12.3% (146) |
| West Virginia: | 8.1% (59,474) |
Federal government workers:
| Milton: | 2.3% (27) |
| West Virginia: | 4.4% (32,429) |
Employee of private company:
| Milton: | 75.4% (673) |
| West Virginia: | 66.7% (488,582) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Milton: | 1.0% (9) |
| West Virginia: | 2.3% (16,512) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Milton: | 5.5% (49) |
| West Virginia: | 6.8% (50,039) |
Local government workers:
| Milton: | 8.1% (72) |
| West Virginia: | 6.6% (48,204) |
State government workers:
| Milton: | 6.2% (55) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (56,389) |
Federal government workers:
| Milton: | 1.1% (10) |
| West Virginia: | 3.6% (26,733) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Milton: | 2.7% (24) |
| West Virginia: | 5.9% (43,225) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Milton: | 77.4% (450) |
| West Virginia: | 68.2% (262,651) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Milton: | 1.9% (11) |
| West Virginia: | 3.5% (13,492) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Milton: | 6.9% (40) |
| West Virginia: | 6.0% (23,049) |
State government workers - Males:
| Milton: | 9.2% (53) |
| West Virginia: | 7.3% (28,170) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Milton: | 4.6% (27) |
| West Virginia: | 4.9% (18,697) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Milton: | 66.6% (401) |
| West Virginia: | 60.4% (211,986) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Milton: | 4.4% (27) |
| West Virginia: | 11.5% (40,323) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Milton: | 13.6% (82) |
| West Virginia: | 9.1% (32,081) |
State government workers - Females:
| Milton: | 15.3% (92) |
| West Virginia: | 8.9% (31,304) |