Moorefield is a very small town located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 2,495 people and two associated neighborhoods, Moorefield is the 89th largest community in West Virginia.Moorefield is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Moorefield is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moorefield who work in maintenance occupations (23.72%), sales jobs (10.34%), and office and administrative support (8.80%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.40% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.Moorefield is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Moorefield enrolled in college, Moorefield has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Moorefield is worth considering. One of the benefits of Moorefield is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.23 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Moorefield is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Moorefield, just 8.19% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Moorefield in 2022 was $40,327, which is wealthy relative to West Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $161,308 for a family of four. However, Moorefield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Moorefield is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Moorefield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moorefield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Moorefield include German, Irish, Welsh, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Moorefield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
