Work and Jobs in Hurricane, West Virginia (WV) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Hurricane are: Health care (10.4% of civilian employees), Public administration (7.7% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (7.5% of civilian employees). 66.3% of workers work in Putnam County and 13.7% of all workers work at home. 73.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 12.1% 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 Hurricane, West Virginia was 5,222 / 6,839
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Hurricane, West Virginia was 5,222 / 6,839
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 10.4% (257) | 2.7% (37) | 19.7% (220) |
| Public administration | 7.7% (192) | 8.9% (122) | 6.3% (70) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 7.5% (186) | 7.2% (99) | 7.8% (87) |
| Construction | 6.7% (166) | 11.3% (155) | 1.0% (11) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.3% (131) | 7.3% (100) | 2.8% (31) |
| Educational services | 5.1% (126) | 2.2% (30) | 8.6% (96) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.8% (118) | 3.2% (44) | 6.6% (74) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.6% (89) | 5.9% (81) | 0.7% (8) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.3% (83) | 3.0% (41) | 3.8% (42) |
| Chemicals | 3.2% (80) | 5.0% (68) | 1.1% (12) |
| Social assistance | 2.9% (72) | 0.7% (9) | 5.7% (63) |
| Utilities | 2.8% (70) | 4.0% (54) | 1.4% (16) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.8% (69) | 2.8% (38) | 2.8% (31) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.5% (61) | 3.2% (44) | 1.5% (17) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.4% (59) | 3.1% (42) | 1.5% (17) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.4% (59) | 2.4% (33) | 2.3% (26) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.3% (57) | 1.6% (22) | 3.1% (35) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.3% (56) | 3.6% (49) | 0.6% (7) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.1% (51) | 1.1% (15) | 3.2% (36) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.7% (41) | 1.6% (22) | 1.7% (19) |
| Truck transportation | 1.5% (36) | 2.6% (36) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.4% (35) | 2.0% (28) | 0.6% (7) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.2% (30) | 1.0% (14) | 1.4% (16) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.1% (28) | 2.0% (28) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.1% (28) | 0.7% (9) | 1.7% (19) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.0% (26) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (26) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.0% (25) | 1.8% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.9% (23) | 1.7% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (23) | 1.2% (17) | 0.5% (6) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.8% (21) | 0.6% (8) | 1.2% (13) |
| Retail florists | 0.7% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (18) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (17) | 1.2% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.6% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (15) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (15) | 1.1% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.6% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (15) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.4% (10) | 0.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (9) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (9) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (9) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (7) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (7) |
| Private households | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (7) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (6) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Hurricane
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.9%Males
- 1.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 25.2%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.5%Males
- 5.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 6.4% (166) |
| West Virginia: | 6.2% (40,785) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 1.8% (46) |
| West Virginia: | 3.7% (24,623) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 2.6% (66) |
| West Virginia: | 5.7% (37,599) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 11.1% (290) |
| West Virginia: | 10.0% (66,185) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 14.5% (378) |
| West Virginia: | 9.6% (63,233) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 23.7% (617) |
| West Virginia: | 14.2% (93,622) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 10.1% (262) |
| West Virginia: | 11.7% (77,435) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 9.1% (235) |
| West Virginia: | 10.6% (69,988) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 1.6% (40) |
| West Virginia: | 4.7% (31,179) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 8.0% (207) |
| West Virginia: | 5.6% (37,311) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 1.9% (50) |
| West Virginia: | 2.5% (16,311) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Hurricane: | 0.5% (14) |
| West Virginia: | 1.3% (8,885) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Hurricane: | 2.8% (72) |
| West Virginia: | 7.0% (46,555) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Hurricane: | 5.9% (154) |
| West Virginia: | 7.1% (46,937) |
<5am:
| Hurricane: | 2.5% (62) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (28,047) |
5:30am:
| Hurricane: | 2.8% (70) |
| West Virginia: | 3.2% (23,235) |
6am:
| Hurricane: | 5.4% (133) |
| West Virginia: | 4.8% (34,464) |
6:30am:
| Hurricane: | 9.5% (235) |
| West Virginia: | 8.6% (61,784) |
7am:
| Hurricane: | 10.3% (255) |
| West Virginia: | 10.1% (72,395) |
7:30am:
| Hurricane: | 18.0% (445) |
| West Virginia: | 13.8% (98,948) |
8am:
| Hurricane: | 12.9% (319) |
| West Virginia: | 15.2% (108,921) |
8:30am:
| Hurricane: | 13.0% (320) |
| West Virginia: | 9.7% (69,399) |
9am:
| Hurricane: | 5.3% (131) |
| West Virginia: | 4.7% (33,885) |
10am:
| Hurricane: | 4.3% (105) |
| West Virginia: | 4.6% (33,112) |
11am:
| Hurricane: | 1.0% (25) |
| West Virginia: | 2.1% (14,733) |
4pm:
| Hurricane: | 4.3% (106) |
| West Virginia: | 8.1% (57,871) |
>4pm:
| Hurricane: | 6.8% (167) |
| West Virginia: | 7.8% (56,126) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 8.0% (109) |
| West Virginia: | 7.8% (27,728) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 3.6% (49) |
| West Virginia: | 5.3% (18,680) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 5.1% (69) |
| West Virginia: | 7.4% (26,205) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 11.7% (159) |
| West Virginia: | 11.4% (40,309) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 7.5% (101) |
| West Virginia: | 9.4% (33,409) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 27.9% (378) |
| West Virginia: | 12.9% (45,886) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 15.2% (207) |
| West Virginia: | 10.1% (35,698) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 6.2% (84) |
| West Virginia: | 9.0% (32,021) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 3.2% (43) |
| West Virginia: | 3.8% (13,586) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 5.0% (68) |
| West Virginia: | 5.1% (18,066) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 0.9% (13) |
| West Virginia: | 1.1% (3,761) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Hurricane: | 6.9% (93) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (27,448) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 4.8% (59) |
| West Virginia: | 4.3% (13,057) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 10.7% (133) |
| West Virginia: | 8.5% (25,876) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 23.2% (288) |
| West Virginia: | 9.7% (29,824) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 19.4% (241) |
| West Virginia: | 15.6% (47,736) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 5.3% (66) |
| West Virginia: | 13.6% (41,737) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 12.1% (151) |
| West Virginia: | 12.4% (37,967) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 11.0% (137) |
| West Virginia: | 6.3% (19,245) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 3.7% (46) |
| West Virginia: | 2.7% (8,192) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 6.3% (78) |
| West Virginia: | 7.5% (22,961) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Hurricane: | 4.9% (61) |
| West Virginia: | 6.4% (19,489) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.3%
Number of people working at home: 423 (13.7% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +264 (+5.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 496 (20.1%)
Number of people working at home: 423 (13.7% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +264 (+5.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 496 (20.1%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 8.3% (160) |
| West Virginia: | 4.1% (26,716) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 17.6% (340) |
| West Virginia: | 11.4% (73,739) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 15.0% (290) |
| West Virginia: | 14.0% (90,428) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 11.2% (217) |
| West Virginia: | 17.0% (109,934) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 11.2% (216) |
| West Virginia: | 14.6% (94,280) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 12.0% (231) |
| West Virginia: | 6.0% (38,580) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 8.7% (168) |
| West Virginia: | 11.3% (72,667) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 3.0% (57) |
| West Virginia: | 2.7% (17,637) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 2.8% (55) |
| West Virginia: | 3.5% (22,724) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 7.3% (140) |
| West Virginia: | 7.2% (46,322) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 2.7% (53) |
| West Virginia: | 4.8% (30,663) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 3.2% (80) |
| West Virginia: | 4.0% (28,589) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 9.1% (224) |
| West Virginia: | 11.7% (83,929) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 10.2% (251) |
| West Virginia: | 15.4% (110,704) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 12.8% (317) |
| West Virginia: | 15.7% (112,448) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 13.3% (329) |
| West Virginia: | 13.5% (96,666) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 8.4% (208) |
| West Virginia: | 5.3% (38,292) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 20.8% (513) |
| West Virginia: | 11.1% (79,985) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 5.6% (138) |
| West Virginia: | 2.4% (17,466) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 3.4% (83) |
| West Virginia: | 2.8% (19,840) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 8.5% (209) |
| West Virginia: | 6.9% (49,594) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Hurricane: | 0.6% (14) |
| West Virginia: | 4.9% (35,242) |
90 or more minutes:
| Hurricane: | 0.3% (7) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (27,928) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 7.5% (51) |
| West Virginia: | 3.3% (11,211) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 18.6% (127) |
| West Virginia: | 10.1% (34,356) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 9.0% (61) |
| West Virginia: | 13.3% (45,514) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 7.3% (50) |
| West Virginia: | 15.7% (53,727) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 3.9% (27) |
| West Virginia: | 14.3% (48,747) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 25.4% (173) |
| West Virginia: | 6.3% (21,459) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 7.8% (53) |
| West Virginia: | 11.9% (40,631) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 1.4% (9) |
| West Virginia: | 2.8% (9,649) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 8.4% (57) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (13,347) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 3.3% (22) |
| West Virginia: | 7.9% (26,932) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Hurricane: | 7.6% (52) |
| West Virginia: | 6.0% (20,448) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 9.0% (112) |
| West Virginia: | 5.1% (15,505) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 17.2% (215) |
| West Virginia: | 13.0% (39,383) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 18.1% (226) |
| West Virginia: | 14.8% (44,914) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 13.4% (167) |
| West Virginia: | 18.5% (56,207) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 15.1% (188) |
| West Virginia: | 15.0% (45,533) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 5.1% (63) |
| West Virginia: | 5.6% (17,121) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 9.0% (112) |
| West Virginia: | 10.6% (32,036) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 3.8% (47) |
| West Virginia: | 2.6% (7,988) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Hurricane: | 9.8% (122) |
| West Virginia: | 6.4% (19,390) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Hurricane: | 86.9% (1,720) |
| West Virginia: | 86.6% (262,986) |
Carpooled:
| Hurricane: | 9.1% (181) |
| West Virginia: | 8.8% (27,402) |
Walked:
| Hurricane: | 3.8% (76) |
| West Virginia: | 2.6% (8,086) |
Other means:
| Hurricane: | 0.2% (3) |
| West Virginia: | 1.3% (3,008) |
Drove car alone:
| Hurricane: | 84.6% (2,088) |
| West Virginia: | 80.3% (576,360) |
Carpooled:
| Hurricane: | 9.4% (232) |
| West Virginia: | 12.7% (91,133) |
Walked:
| Hurricane: | 1.9% (46) |
| West Virginia: | 2.9% (21,059) |
Other means:
| Hurricane: | 0.3% (7) |
| West Virginia: | 0.7% (5,379) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Hurricane: | 92.6% (645) |
| West Virginia: | 86.4% (262,986) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Hurricane: | 5.9% (41) |
| West Virginia: | 8.6% (27,402) |
Walked - Males:
| Hurricane: | 1.4% (10) |
| West Virginia: | 2.6% (8,086) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Hurricane: | 83.8% (1,077) |
| West Virginia: | 86.7% (262,986) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Hurricane: | 10.9% (140) |
| West Virginia: | 9.0% (27,402) |
Walked - Females:
| Hurricane: | 5.1% (66) |
| West Virginia: | 2.7% (8,086) |
Other means - Females:
| Hurricane: | 0.2% (3) |
| West Virginia: | 1.0% (3,008) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Hurricane: | 92.0% (2,335) |
| West Virginia: | 90.4% (569,293) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Hurricane: | 5.0% (127) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (48,251) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Hurricane: | 2.9% (74) |
| West Virginia: | 1.1% (6,739) |
Drove alone:
| Hurricane: | 90.0% (2,088) |
| West Virginia: | 86.3% (576,360) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Hurricane: | 8.5% (198) |
| West Virginia: | 11.1% (74,212) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Hurricane: | 1.5% (34) |
| West Virginia: | 1.7% (11,417) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Hurricane: | 73.4% (2,304) |
| West Virginia: | 64.5% (474,637) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Hurricane: | 0.4% (14) |
| West Virginia: | 2.8% (20,622) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Hurricane: | 8.2% (258) |
| West Virginia: | 8.6% (63,372) |
Local government workers:
| Hurricane: | 4.6% (145) |
| West Virginia: | 7.1% (52,269) |
State government workers:
| Hurricane: | 4.7% (147) |
| West Virginia: | 8.1% (59,474) |
Federal government workers:
| Hurricane: | 5.0% (157) |
| West Virginia: | 4.4% (32,429) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Hurricane: | 3.7% (116) |
| West Virginia: | 4.3% (31,634) |
Employee of private company:
| Hurricane: | 67.9% (1,685) |
| West Virginia: | 66.7% (488,582) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Hurricane: | 1.3% (32) |
| West Virginia: | 2.3% (16,512) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Hurricane: | 9.6% (238) |
| West Virginia: | 6.8% (50,039) |
Local government workers:
| Hurricane: | 6.2% (153) |
| West Virginia: | 6.6% (48,204) |
State government workers:
| Hurricane: | 6.7% (165) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (56,389) |
Federal government workers:
| Hurricane: | 1.7% (42) |
| West Virginia: | 3.6% (26,733) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Hurricane: | 6.7% (166) |
| West Virginia: | 5.9% (43,225) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Hurricane: | 74.8% (1,170) |
| West Virginia: | 68.2% (262,651) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Hurricane: | 0.4% (7) |
| West Virginia: | 3.5% (13,492) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Hurricane: | 3.9% (61) |
| West Virginia: | 6.0% (23,049) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Hurricane: | 3.8% (59) |
| West Virginia: | 5.2% (20,188) |
State government workers - Males:
| Hurricane: | 7.2% (112) |
| West Virginia: | 7.3% (28,170) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Hurricane: | 7.0% (110) |
| West Virginia: | 4.9% (18,697) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Hurricane: | 2.9% (46) |
| West Virginia: | 4.7% (17,918) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Hurricane: | 72.0% (1,134) |
| West Virginia: | 60.4% (211,986) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Hurricane: | 0.4% (7) |
| West Virginia: | 2.0% (7,130) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Hurricane: | 12.5% (197) |
| West Virginia: | 11.5% (40,323) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Hurricane: | 5.5% (86) |
| West Virginia: | 9.1% (32,081) |
State government workers - Females:
| Hurricane: | 2.2% (35) |
| West Virginia: | 8.9% (31,304) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Hurricane: | 3.0% (47) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (13,732) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Hurricane: | 4.4% (70) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (13,716) |