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The most common industries in McMechen are: Educational services (13.0% of civilian employees), Health care (11.4% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (7.3% of civilian employees). 17.8% of workers work in Marshall County and 2.1% of all workers work at home. 72.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 10.9% 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 McMechen, West Virginia was 1,937 / 1,794
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of McMechen, West Virginia was 1,937 / 1,794
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 13.0% (105) | 5.0% (20) | 20.8% (85) |
| Health care | 11.4% (92) | 8.0% (32) | 14.7% (60) |
| Accommodation and food services | 7.3% (59) | 9.0% (36) | 5.6% (23) |
| Metal and metal products | 7.1% (57) | 13.3% (53) | 1.0% (4) |
| Public administration | 6.1% (49) | 5.0% (20) | 7.1% (29) |
| Construction | 5.9% (48) | 10.1% (40) | 2.0% (8) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 5.7% (46) | 6.5% (26) | 4.9% (20) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.8% (39) | 1.3% (5) | 8.3% (34) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.8% (31) | 2.0% (8) | 5.6% (23) |
| Truck transportation | 3.7% (30) | 6.3% (25) | 1.2% (5) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.3% (27) | 1.3% (5) | 5.4% (22) |
| Utilities | 2.6% (21) | 5.3% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 2.6% (21) | 1.3% (5) | 3.9% (16) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.2% (18) | 3.3% (13) | 1.2% (5) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.0% (16) | 3.0% (12) | 1.0% (4) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.7% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 3.4% (14) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (12) | 1.8% (7) | 1.2% (5) |
| Private households | 1.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 2.7% (11) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.2% (10) | 1.0% (4) | 1.5% (6) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1.1% (9) | 2.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 1.1% (9) | 2.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.0% (8) | 1.0% (4) | 1.0% (4) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.0% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (8) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (7) | 1.8% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (6) | 1.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 0.7% (6) | 0.8% (3) | 0.7% (3) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.5% (4) | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (4) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (4) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.5% (4) | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (4) |
| Rail transportation | 0.5% (4) | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.5% (4) | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (4) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (3) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.2% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 0.1% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (1) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.1% (1) | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in McMechen
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 0.3%Males
- 9.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 12.4%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.8%Males
- 2.2%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 6.6% (50) |
| West Virginia: | 6.2% (40,785) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 0.9% (7) |
| West Virginia: | 3.7% (24,623) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 6.6% (50) |
| West Virginia: | 5.7% (37,599) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 11.7% (90) |
| West Virginia: | 10.0% (66,185) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 10.9% (83) |
| West Virginia: | 9.6% (63,233) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 10.7% (82) |
| West Virginia: | 14.2% (93,622) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 10.9% (83) |
| West Virginia: | 11.7% (77,435) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 6.2% (47) |
| West Virginia: | 10.6% (69,988) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 2.6% (20) |
| West Virginia: | 4.7% (31,179) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 1.1% (8) |
| West Virginia: | 5.6% (37,311) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 2.9% (22) |
| West Virginia: | 2.5% (16,311) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| McMechen: | 4.8% (37) |
| West Virginia: | 1.3% (8,885) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| McMechen: | 10.8% (82) |
| West Virginia: | 7.0% (46,555) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| McMechen: | 12.7% (98) |
| West Virginia: | 7.1% (46,937) |
<5am:
| McMechen: | 1.5% (12) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (28,047) |
5:30am:
| McMechen: | 2.8% (22) |
| West Virginia: | 3.2% (23,235) |
6am:
| McMechen: | 2.9% (23) |
| West Virginia: | 4.8% (34,464) |
6:30am:
| McMechen: | 8.2% (65) |
| West Virginia: | 8.6% (61,784) |
7am:
| McMechen: | 11.3% (89) |
| West Virginia: | 10.1% (72,395) |
7:30am:
| McMechen: | 14.1% (111) |
| West Virginia: | 13.8% (98,948) |
8am:
| McMechen: | 21.7% (171) |
| West Virginia: | 15.2% (108,921) |
8:30am:
| McMechen: | 7.5% (59) |
| West Virginia: | 9.7% (69,399) |
9am:
| McMechen: | 3.3% (26) |
| West Virginia: | 4.7% (33,885) |
10am:
| McMechen: | 3.9% (31) |
| West Virginia: | 4.6% (33,112) |
11am:
| McMechen: | 1.4% (11) |
| West Virginia: | 2.1% (14,733) |
12pm:
| McMechen: | 1.8% (14) |
| West Virginia: | 1.1% (7,763) |
4pm:
| McMechen: | 8.4% (66) |
| West Virginia: | 8.1% (57,871) |
>4pm:
| McMechen: | 9.6% (76) |
| West Virginia: | 7.8% (56,126) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 5.9% (29) |
| West Virginia: | 7.8% (27,728) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 1.5% (7) |
| West Virginia: | 5.3% (18,680) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 7.0% (34) |
| West Virginia: | 7.4% (26,205) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 15.7% (76) |
| West Virginia: | 11.4% (40,309) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 10.8% (52) |
| West Virginia: | 9.4% (33,409) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 13.5% (65) |
| West Virginia: | 12.9% (45,886) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 8.2% (40) |
| West Virginia: | 10.1% (35,698) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 3.0% (14) |
| West Virginia: | 9.0% (32,021) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 1.6% (8) |
| West Virginia: | 3.8% (13,586) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 0.7% (3) |
| West Virginia: | 2.3% (8,119) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 6.2% (30) |
| West Virginia: | 1.1% (3,761) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 5.6% (27) |
| West Virginia: | 6.7% (23,594) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| McMechen: | 19.3% (93) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (27,448) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 8.4% (24) |
| West Virginia: | 4.3% (13,057) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 5.8% (16) |
| West Virginia: | 3.7% (11,394) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 4.2% (12) |
| West Virginia: | 8.5% (25,876) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 10.7% (30) |
| West Virginia: | 9.7% (29,824) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 6.2% (18) |
| West Virginia: | 15.6% (47,736) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 15.5% (44) |
| West Virginia: | 13.6% (41,737) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 11.7% (33) |
| West Virginia: | 12.4% (37,967) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 4.3% (12) |
| West Virginia: | 5.7% (17,593) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 2.8% (8) |
| West Virginia: | 6.3% (19,245) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 6.3% (18) |
| West Virginia: | 2.7% (8,192) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 1.8% (5) |
| West Virginia: | 1.7% (5,124) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 20.4% (58) |
| West Virginia: | 7.5% (22,961) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| McMechen: | 2.3% (6) |
| West Virginia: | 6.4% (19,489) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 17.8%
Number of people working at home: 17 (2.1% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 17 (2.1% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| McMechen: | 6.2% (49) |
| West Virginia: | 4.0% (28,589) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| McMechen: | 10.8% (85) |
| West Virginia: | 11.7% (83,929) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| McMechen: | 29.4% (232) |
| West Virginia: | 15.4% (110,704) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| McMechen: | 19.4% (153) |
| West Virginia: | 15.7% (112,448) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| McMechen: | 12.5% (99) |
| West Virginia: | 13.5% (96,666) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| McMechen: | 2.4% (19) |
| West Virginia: | 5.3% (38,292) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| McMechen: | 8.5% (67) |
| West Virginia: | 11.1% (79,985) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| McMechen: | 0.9% (7) |
| West Virginia: | 2.8% (19,840) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| McMechen: | 4.9% (39) |
| West Virginia: | 6.9% (49,594) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| McMechen: | 1.3% (10) |
| West Virginia: | 4.9% (35,242) |
90 or more minutes:
| McMechen: | 2.0% (16) |
| West Virginia: | 3.9% (27,928) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| McMechen: | 81.2% (641) |
| West Virginia: | 80.3% (576,360) |
Carpooled:
| McMechen: | 8.2% (65) |
| West Virginia: | 12.7% (91,133) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| McMechen: | 2.3% (18) |
| West Virginia: | 0.6% (4,272) |
Bicycle:
| McMechen: | 0.3% (2) |
| West Virginia: | 0.1% (755) |
Walked:
| McMechen: | 4.1% (32) |
| West Virginia: | 2.9% (21,059) |
Other means:
| McMechen: | 2.3% (18) |
| West Virginia: | 0.7% (5,379) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| McMechen: | 91.3% (624) |
| West Virginia: | 90.4% (569,293) |
In 2 person carpool:
| McMechen: | 8.6% (59) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (48,251) |
Drove alone:
| McMechen: | 90.8% (641) |
| West Virginia: | 86.3% (576,360) |
In 2 person carpool:
| McMechen: | 6.4% (45) |
| West Virginia: | 11.1% (74,212) |
In 3 person carpool:
| McMechen: | 2.0% (14) |
| West Virginia: | 1.7% (11,417) |
In 4 person carpool:
| McMechen: | 0.8% (6) |
| West Virginia: | 0.5% (3,370) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| McMechen: | 72.4% (588) |
| West Virginia: | 64.5% (474,637) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| McMechen: | 1.0% (8) |
| West Virginia: | 2.8% (20,622) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| McMechen: | 15.6% (127) |
| West Virginia: | 8.6% (63,372) |
Local government workers:
| McMechen: | 1.6% (13) |
| West Virginia: | 7.1% (52,269) |
State government workers:
| McMechen: | 6.9% (56) |
| West Virginia: | 8.1% (59,474) |
Federal government workers:
| McMechen: | 2.1% (17) |
| West Virginia: | 4.4% (32,429) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| McMechen: | 0.4% (3) |
| West Virginia: | 4.3% (31,634) |
Employee of private company:
| McMechen: | 69.9% (564) |
| West Virginia: | 66.7% (488,582) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| McMechen: | 1.4% (11) |
| West Virginia: | 2.3% (16,512) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| McMechen: | 5.9% (48) |
| West Virginia: | 6.8% (50,039) |
Local government workers:
| McMechen: | 8.6% (69) |
| West Virginia: | 6.6% (48,204) |
State government workers:
| McMechen: | 5.7% (46) |
| West Virginia: | 7.7% (56,389) |
Federal government workers:
| McMechen: | 3.1% (25) |
| West Virginia: | 3.6% (26,733) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| McMechen: | 5.0% (40) |
| West Virginia: | 5.9% (43,225) |
Unpaid family workers:
| McMechen: | 0.5% (4) |
| West Virginia: | 0.4% (2,989) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| McMechen: | 67.3% (342) |
| West Virginia: | 68.2% (262,651) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| McMechen: | 0.8% (4) |
| West Virginia: | 3.5% (13,492) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| McMechen: | 19.5% (99) |
| West Virginia: | 6.0% (23,049) |
Local government workers - Males:
| McMechen: | 1.6% (8) |
| West Virginia: | 5.2% (20,188) |
State government workers - Males:
| McMechen: | 6.9% (35) |
| West Virginia: | 7.3% (28,170) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| McMechen: | 3.3% (17) |
| West Virginia: | 4.9% (18,697) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| McMechen: | 0.6% (3) |
| West Virginia: | 4.7% (17,918) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| McMechen: | 80.9% (246) |
| West Virginia: | 60.4% (211,986) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| McMechen: | 1.3% (4) |
| West Virginia: | 2.0% (7,130) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| McMechen: | 9.2% (28) |
| West Virginia: | 11.5% (40,323) |
Local government workers - Females:
| McMechen: | 1.6% (5) |
| West Virginia: | 9.1% (32,081) |
State government workers - Females:
| McMechen: | 6.9% (21) |
| West Virginia: | 8.9% (31,304) |