Clarksburg

Population & Demographics

Clarksburg, WV

Clarksburg is home to 15,549 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 6,643 resident workers commute each day.

West VirginiaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
15,549
people
Population

15,549 residents

Median age 40.4 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Clarksburg population & demographics

Who lives in Clarksburg — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
15,549
Median age
40.4yrs
Median household income
$47,386
Median home value
$129,900
Median gross rent
$790/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
25.7%
Poverty rate
23.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Clarksburg

How Clarksburg breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White89.2%
Two or more races4.0%
Black3.6%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Asian0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Clarksburg

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Clarksburg.

Clarksburg at a glance
Employed Residents
6,643
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
4.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
21.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Bridgeport
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Clarksburg proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Clarksburg commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

71 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Clarksburg

6,643 commutes, one dot at a time

Clarksburg

Where 6,643 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Clarksburg, by worker count.

1Clarksburg0.0 mi1,429
2Bridgeport4.7 mi1,211
3Fairmont17.1 mi285
4Morgantown31.8 mi235
5Nutter Fort1.7 mi126
6Charleston95.0 mi108
7Despard1.4 mi107
8Westover31.0 mi67

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Clarksburg.

1Clarksburg0.0 mi1,429
2Bridgeport4.7 mi574
3Fairmont17.1 mi273
4Nutter Fort1.7 mi140
5Stonewood2.7 mi134
6Shinnston7.8 mi126
7Morgantown31.8 mi118
8Despard1.4 mi81

Top industries

The sectors that employ Clarksburg’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance22.1%
RTRetail Trade13.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.8%
EDEducational Services9.3%
PAPublic Administration8.4%
COConstruction7.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services7.5%
TRTransportation and Warehousing4.0%
INInformation2.4%
Connectivity

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