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Work and Jobs in Nitro, West Virginia (WV) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Nitro are: Health care (10.0% of civilian employees), Public administration (9.0% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (8.4% of civilian employees). 74.9% of workers work in Kanawha County and 2.6% of all workers work at home. 78.9% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 18.2% 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 Nitro, West Virginia was 6,824 / 6,381

Most common industries

Most common industries
Most common industries for males
Most common industries for females

Most common industries

Industry

All

Males

Females

Health care10.0%
(321)
2.0%
(34)
19.4%
(287)
Public administration9.0%
(289)
8.1%
(140)
10.1%
(149)
Accommodation and food services8.4%
(268)
8.6%
(148)
8.1%
(120)
Chemicals6.1%
(196)
8.7%
(150)
3.1%
(46)
Finance and insurance5.9%
(190)
2.2%
(38)
10.3%
(152)
Construction4.8%
(154)
8.4%
(144)
0.7%
(10)
Educational services4.5%
(143)
1.4%
(24)
8.0%
(119)
Repair and maintenance4.1%
(131)
6.9%
(118)
0.9%
(13)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.7%
(118)
6.7%
(116)
0.1%
(2)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers3.2%
(104)
3.4%
(59)
3.0%
(45)
Professional, scientific, and technical services2.9%
(94)
1.6%
(27)
4.5%
(67)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.9%
(93)
0.9%
(16)
5.2%
(77)
Food and beverage stores2.6%
(83)
1.9%
(32)
3.4%
(51)
Real estate and rental and leasing2.6%
(83)
3.5%
(61)
1.5%
(22)
Metal and metal products2.5%
(80)
4.2%
(72)
0.5%
(8)
Utilities2.2%
(72)
4.2%
(72)
0.0%
(0)
Social assistance2.1%
(66)
1.0%
(18)
3.2%
(48)
Personal and laundry services1.9%
(60)
0.8%
(14)
3.1%
(46)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.8%
(57)
3.3%
(57)
0.0%
(0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.7%
(55)
1.6%
(28)
1.8%
(27)
Pharmacies and drug stores1.6%
(51)
1.8%
(31)
1.4%
(20)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.5%
(49)
2.2%
(38)
0.7%
(11)
Truck transportation1.5%
(48)
2.3%
(40)
0.5%
(8)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers1.5%
(48)
2.8%
(48)
0.0%
(0)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.1%
(36)
0.7%
(12)
1.6%
(24)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.9%
(28)
1.1%
(19)
0.6%
(9)
Air transportation0.9%
(28)
0.4%
(7)
1.4%
(21)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.8%
(27)
0.5%
(8)
1.3%
(19)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.8%
(25)
1.3%
(22)
0.2%
(3)
Transportation equipment0.7%
(22)
0.5%
(9)
0.9%
(13)
Broadcasting and telecommunications0.4%
(14)
0.7%
(12)
0.1%
(2)
Warehousing and storage0.4%
(13)
0.1%
(2)
0.7%
(11)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3%
(11)
0.0%
(0)
0.7%
(11)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.3%
(10)
0.6%
(10)
0.0%
(0)
Music stores0.3%
(10)
0.0%
(0)
0.7%
(10)
U. S. Postal service0.3%
(10)
0.6%
(10)
0.0%
(0)
Retail florists0.3%
(9)
0.0%
(0)
0.6%
(9)
Printing and related support activities0.3%
(9)
0.5%
(9)
0.0%
(0)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3%
(9)
0.5%
(9)
0.0%
(0)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.3%
(9)
0.5%
(9)
0.0%
(0)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.2%
(8)
0.5%
(8)
0.0%
(0)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(8)
0.5%
(8)
0.0%
(0)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.2%
(7)
0.0%
(0)
0.5%
(7)
Food0.2%
(7)
0.4%
(7)
0.0%
(0)
Textile mills and textile products0.2%
(7)
0.4%
(7)
0.0%
(0)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.2%
(7)
0.4%
(7)
0.0%
(0)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2%
(7)
0.4%
(7)
0.0%
(0)
Gasoline stations0.2%
(6)
0.0%
(0)
0.4%
(6)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.2%
(6)
0.2%
(4)
0.1%
(2)
Beverage and tobacco products0.2%
(5)
0.3%
(5)
0.0%
(0)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.1%
(4)
0.2%
(4)
0.0%
(0)

Unemployment in Nitro

  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 9.1%Males
  • 7.6%Females
  • Unemployment by race in 2000
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.2%Males
  • 3.1%Females

Time leaving home to go to work

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Nitro:

3.7% (93)
West Virginia:

6.2% (40,785)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Nitro:

1.1% (27)
West Virginia:

3.7% (24,623)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Nitro:

0.5% (12)
West Virginia:

5.7% (37,599)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Nitro:

24.3% (611)
West Virginia:

10.0% (66,185)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Nitro:

2.5% (62)
West Virginia:

9.6% (63,233)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Nitro:

17.2% (433)
West Virginia:

14.2% (93,622)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Nitro:

12.3% (310)
West Virginia:

11.7% (77,435)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Nitro:

12.2% (306)
West Virginia:

10.6% (69,988)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Nitro:

3.6% (89)
West Virginia:

4.7% (31,179)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Nitro:

2.4% (61)
West Virginia:

5.6% (37,311)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Nitro:

1.8% (44)
West Virginia:

2.5% (16,311)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Nitro:

1.3% (33)
West Virginia:

1.3% (8,885)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Nitro:

0.9% (23)
West Virginia:

7.0% (46,555)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Nitro:

15.8% (396)
West Virginia:

7.1% (46,937)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000
<5am:
Nitro:

3.0% (96)
West Virginia:

3.9% (28,047)
5:30am:
Nitro:

3.5% (110)
West Virginia:

3.2% (23,235)
6am:
Nitro:

1.6% (51)
West Virginia:

4.8% (34,464)
6:30am:
Nitro:

5.5% (173)
West Virginia:

8.6% (61,784)
7am:
Nitro:

9.0% (284)
West Virginia:

10.1% (72,395)
7:30am:
Nitro:

15.7% (495)
West Virginia:

13.8% (98,948)
8am:
Nitro:

16.6% (523)
West Virginia:

15.2% (108,921)
8:30am:
Nitro:

13.5% (425)
West Virginia:

9.7% (69,399)
9am:
Nitro:

7.1% (225)
West Virginia:

4.7% (33,885)
10am:
Nitro:

4.5% (141)
West Virginia:

4.6% (33,112)
11am:
Nitro:

1.6% (50)
West Virginia:

2.1% (14,733)
12pm:
Nitro:

1.0% (33)
West Virginia:

1.1% (7,763)
4pm:
Nitro:

7.5% (236)
West Virginia:

8.1% (57,871)
>4pm:
Nitro:

8.3% (262)
West Virginia:

7.8% (56,126)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022 - Males
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

4.7% (64)
West Virginia:

7.8% (27,728)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

0.8% (11)
West Virginia:

5.3% (18,680)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

0.8% (11)
West Virginia:

7.4% (26,205)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

25.2% (343)
West Virginia:

11.4% (40,309)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

0.3% (5)
West Virginia:

9.4% (33,409)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

18.8% (256)
West Virginia:

12.9% (45,886)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

6.8% (93)
West Virginia:

10.1% (35,698)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

7.8% (107)
West Virginia:

9.0% (32,021)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

3.8% (52)
West Virginia:

3.8% (13,586)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

3.1% (42)
West Virginia:

5.1% (18,066)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

3.6% (49)
West Virginia:

2.3% (8,119)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
Nitro:

3.0% (42)
West Virginia:

1.1% (3,761)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
Nitro:

0.9% (12)
West Virginia:

6.7% (23,594)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Nitro:

20.3% (276)
West Virginia:

7.7% (27,448)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022 - Females
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

2.2% (26)
West Virginia:

4.3% (13,057)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

2.2% (25)
West Virginia:

1.9% (5,943)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

23.3% (268)
West Virginia:

8.5% (25,876)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

4.4% (50)
West Virginia:

9.7% (29,824)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

15.6% (180)
West Virginia:

15.6% (47,736)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

19.2% (220)
West Virginia:

13.6% (41,737)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

17.8% (205)
West Virginia:

12.4% (37,967)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

2.2% (25)
West Virginia:

5.7% (17,593)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

1.7% (20)
West Virginia:

6.3% (19,245)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
Nitro:

0.5% (6)
West Virginia:

2.7% (8,192)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Nitro:

0.9% (11)
West Virginia:

7.5% (22,961)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Nitro:

9.6% (110)
West Virginia:

6.4% (19,489)

Travel time to work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.9%
Number of people working at home: 72 (2.6% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +370 (+5.4%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 587 (18.6%)
Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Working at home in 2022
Less than 5 minutes:
Nitro:

3.1% (95)
West Virginia:

4.1% (26,716)
5 to 9 minutes:
Nitro:

12.4% (382)
West Virginia:

11.4% (73,739)
10 to 14 minutes:
Nitro:

6.4% (197)
West Virginia:

14.0% (90,428)
15 to 19 minutes:
Nitro:

15.1% (467)
West Virginia:

17.0% (109,934)
20 to 24 minutes:
Nitro:

15.4% (475)
West Virginia:

14.6% (94,280)
25 to 29 minutes:
Nitro:

9.5% (292)
West Virginia:

6.0% (38,580)
30 to 34 minutes:
Nitro:

17.8% (550)
West Virginia:

11.3% (72,667)
35 to 39 minutes:
Nitro:

2.8% (85)
West Virginia:

2.7% (17,637)
40 to 44 minutes:
Nitro:

1.8% (55)
West Virginia:

3.5% (22,724)
45 to 59 minutes:
Nitro:

4.3% (134)
West Virginia:

7.2% (46,322)
60 to 89 minutes:
Nitro:

5.6% (172)
West Virginia:

4.8% (30,663)
90 or more minutes:
Nitro:

5.1% (157)
West Virginia:

3.3% (21,192)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000
Working at home in 2000
Less than 5 minutes:
Nitro:

3.3% (103)
West Virginia:

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

12.4% (392)
West Virginia:

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

17.5% (552)
West Virginia:

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

20.6% (649)
West Virginia:

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

18.2% (573)
West Virginia:

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

6.2% (196)
West Virginia:

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

14.5% (457)
West Virginia:

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

0.6% (20)
West Virginia:

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

0.6% (19)
West Virginia:

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

1.1% (35)
West Virginia:

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

2.5% (79)
West Virginia:

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

0.9% (29)
West Virginia:

3.9% (27,928)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022 - Males
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

2.3% (43)
West Virginia:

3.3% (11,211)
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

13.0% (249)
West Virginia:

10.1% (34,356)
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

8.4% (160)
West Virginia:

13.3% (45,514)
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

14.0% (268)
West Virginia:

15.7% (53,727)
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

12.4% (238)
West Virginia:

14.3% (48,747)
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

14.5% (278)
West Virginia:

6.3% (21,459)
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

15.3% (292)
West Virginia:

11.9% (40,631)
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

4.2% (80)
West Virginia:

2.8% (9,649)
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

1.4% (28)
West Virginia:

3.9% (13,347)
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

2.9% (55)
West Virginia:

7.9% (26,932)
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
Nitro:

4.4% (85)
West Virginia:

6.0% (20,448)
90 or more minutes - Males:
Nitro:

6.6% (126)
West Virginia:

4.6% (15,558)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022 - Females
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

4.4% (51)
West Virginia:

5.1% (15,505)
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

12.3% (145)
West Virginia:

13.0% (39,383)
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

3.5% (42)
West Virginia:

14.8% (44,914)
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

13.8% (163)
West Virginia:

18.5% (56,207)
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

20.0% (236)
West Virginia:

15.0% (45,533)
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

4.2% (50)
West Virginia:

5.6% (17,121)
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

21.7% (256)
West Virginia:

10.6% (32,036)
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

1.1% (13)
West Virginia:

2.6% (7,988)
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

2.4% (28)
West Virginia:

3.1% (9,377)
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

5.9% (70)
West Virginia:

6.4% (19,390)
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
Nitro:

7.5% (88)
West Virginia:

3.4% (10,215)
90 or more minutes - Females:
Nitro:

1.2% (14)
West Virginia:

1.9% (5,634)

Means of transportation to work

Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Nitro
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - West Virginia
Drove car alone:
Nitro:

89.8% (2,860)
West Virginia:

86.6% (262,986)
Carpooled:
Nitro:

8.9% (284)
West Virginia:

8.8% (27,402)
Bus:
Nitro:

0.3% (10)
West Virginia:

0.6% (1,654)
Walked:
Nitro:

0.9% (28)
West Virginia:

2.6% (8,086)
Other means:
Nitro:

0.1% (2)
West Virginia:

1.3% (3,008)
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Nitro
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - West Virginia
Drove car alone:
Nitro:

78.8% (2,486)
West Virginia:

80.3% (576,360)
Carpooled:
Nitro:

14.5% (456)
West Virginia:

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

1.5% (46)
West Virginia:

0.6% (4,272)
Bicycle:
Nitro:

0.7% (22)
West Virginia:

0.1% (755)
Walked:
Nitro:

2.4% (77)
West Virginia:

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

0.5% (17)
West Virginia:

0.7% (5,379)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Nitro (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - West Virginia (Males)
Drove car alone - Males:
Nitro:

88.5% (1,730)
West Virginia:

86.4% (262,986)
Carpooled - Males:
Nitro:

10.9% (212)
West Virginia:

8.6% (27,402)
Walked - Males:
Nitro:

0.5% (10)
West Virginia:

2.6% (8,086)
Other means - Males:
Nitro:

0.1% (2)
West Virginia:

1.6% (3,008)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Nitro (Females)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - West Virginia (Females)
Drove car alone - Females:
Nitro:

91.9% (1,129)
West Virginia:

86.7% (262,986)
Carpooled - Females:
Nitro:

5.8% (72)
West Virginia:

9.0% (27,402)
Bus - Females:
Nitro:

0.9% (11)
West Virginia:

0.5% (1,654)
Walked - Females:
Nitro:

1.4% (17)
West Virginia:

2.7% (8,086)

Private vehicle occupancy

Private vehicle occupancy in 2022
Drove alone:
Nitro:

95.2% (2,398)
West Virginia:

90.4% (569,293)
In 2 person carpool:
Nitro:

3.1% (78)
West Virginia:

7.7% (48,251)
In 3 person carpool:
Nitro:

1.5% (38)
West Virginia:

1.1% (6,739)
Private vehicle occupancy in 2000
Drove alone:
Nitro:

84.5% (2,486)
West Virginia:

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

13.2% (387)
West Virginia:

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

0.6% (19)
West Virginia:

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

1.4% (40)
West Virginia:

0.5% (3,370)
In 7+ person carpool:
Nitro:

0.3% (10)
West Virginia:

0.1% (664)

Class of workers

Class of Workers in 2022
Employee of private company:
Nitro:

78.9% (2,136)
West Virginia:

64.5% (474,637)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Nitro:

1.2% (32)
West Virginia:

2.8% (20,622)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Nitro:

10.6% (288)
West Virginia:

8.6% (63,372)
Local government workers:
Nitro:

1.8% (49)
West Virginia:

7.1% (52,269)
State government workers:
Nitro:

4.1% (110)
West Virginia:

8.1% (59,474)
Federal government workers:
Nitro:

1.3% (36)
West Virginia:

4.4% (32,429)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Nitro:

1.6% (42)
West Virginia:

4.3% (31,634)
Unpaid family workers:
Nitro:

0.5% (15)
West Virginia:

0.2% (1,207)
Class of Workers in 2000
Employee of private company:
Nitro:

69.0% (2,209)
West Virginia:

66.7% (488,582)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Nitro:

1.3% (42)
West Virginia:

2.3% (16,512)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Nitro:

7.3% (233)
West Virginia:

6.8% (50,039)
Local government workers:
Nitro:

5.6% (179)
West Virginia:

6.6% (48,204)
State government workers:
Nitro:

7.9% (252)
West Virginia:

7.7% (56,389)
Federal government workers:
Nitro:

2.4% (78)
West Virginia:

3.6% (26,733)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Nitro:

6.5% (207)
West Virginia:

5.9% (43,225)
Class of Workers in 2022 - Males
Employee of private company - Males:
Nitro:

82.4% (1,192)
West Virginia:

68.2% (262,651)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Nitro:

2.2% (32)
West Virginia:

3.5% (13,492)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Nitro:

7.0% (101)
West Virginia:

6.0% (23,049)
Local government workers - Males:
Nitro:

1.4% (21)
West Virginia:

5.2% (20,188)
State government workers - Males:
Nitro:

3.9% (56)
West Virginia:

7.3% (28,170)
Federal government workers - Males:
Nitro:

1.4% (20)
West Virginia:

4.9% (18,697)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Nitro:

1.7% (25)
West Virginia:

4.7% (17,918)
Class of Workers in 2022 - Females
Employee of private company - Females:
Nitro:

74.8% (945)
West Virginia:

60.4% (211,986)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Nitro:

14.8% (187)
West Virginia:

11.5% (40,323)
Local government workers - Females:
Nitro:

2.3% (28)
West Virginia:

9.1% (32,081)
State government workers - Females:
Nitro:

4.3% (54)
West Virginia:

8.9% (31,304)
Federal government workers - Females:
Nitro:

1.3% (17)
West Virginia:

3.9% (13,732)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Nitro:

1.4% (18)
West Virginia:

3.9% (13,716)
Unpaid family workers - Females:
Nitro:

1.2% (15)
West Virginia:

0.1% (443)
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