Metros Where People in Morgantown Are Getting New Jobs

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Metros where people in Morgantown are getting new jobs

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly shifted the job market in cities and towns across the country. Millions of layoffs in early 2020 forced workers to search elsewhere for jobs. Record numbers of workers have quit their jobs in the past year in favor of new pursuits in different locales. And concerns over virus spread in population-dense areas also inspired many to leave urban areas, and their jobs, in favor of rural ones.

Emerging job markets in places like Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Salt Lake City reflect cultural shifts in what workers are looking for in their jobs and their places of residence: year-round warmth that makes outdoor activities easy, lower income taxes, and tech-focused employers.

Stacker compiled a list of metros where the most people from Morgantown, WV found new jobs using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Jobs-to-Jobs Flows. Metros are ranked by the number of people that started a new job from Morgantown, WV in the first quarter of 2021.

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#17. Richmond, VA

- Started a new job in Richmond, VA from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 10
--- 0.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Richmond, VA in Q1 2021: 7
--- #84 most common destination from Richmond, VA
- Net job flow: 3 to Richmond, VA

#16. Winchester, VA-WV

- Started a new job in Winchester, VA-WV from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 12
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Winchester, VA-WV in Q1 2021: 12
--- #18 (tie) most common destination from Winchester, VA-WV
- Net job flow: 0 to Morgantown, WV

#15. Cumberland, MD-WV

- Started a new job in Cumberland, MD-WV from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 12
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Cumberland, MD-WV in Q1 2021: 28
--- #9 (tie) most common destination from Cumberland, MD-WV
- Net job flow: 16 to Morgantown, WV

#14. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

- Started a new job in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 13
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA in Q1 2021: 11
--- #179 most common destination from New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Net job flow: 2 to New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

#13. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

- Started a new job in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 13
--- 1.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD in Q1 2021: 16
--- #83 (tie) most common destination from Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Net job flow: 3 to Morgantown, WV

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#12. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

- Started a new job in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 14
--- 1.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC in Q1 2021: 4
--- #129 (tie) most common destination from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Net job flow: 10 to Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

#11. Columbus, OH

- Started a new job in Columbus, OH from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 17
--- 1.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Columbus, OH in Q1 2021: 15
--- #68 most common destination from Columbus, OH
- Net job flow: 2 to Columbus, OH

#10. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

- Started a new job in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 18
--- 1.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD in Q1 2021: 17
--- #107 (tie) most common destination from Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Net job flow: 1 to Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

#9. Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

- Started a new job in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 21
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH in Q1 2021: 19
--- #13 (tie) most common destination from Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
- Net job flow: 2 to Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

#8. Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

- Started a new job in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 45
--- 4.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV in Q1 2021: 47
--- #9 most common destination from Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV
- Net job flow: 2 to Morgantown, WV

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#7. Beckley, WV

- Started a new job in Beckley, WV from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 54
--- 5.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Beckley, WV in Q1 2021: 52
--- #3 most common destination from Beckley, WV
- Net job flow: 2 to Beckley, WV

#6. Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

- Started a new job in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 70
--- 6.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Parkersburg-Vienna, WV in Q1 2021: 64
--- #4 most common destination from Parkersburg-Vienna, WV
- Net job flow: 6 to Parkersburg-Vienna, WV

#5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

- Started a new job in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 72
--- 6.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV in Q1 2021: 69
--- #60 most common destination from Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
- Net job flow: 3 to Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

#4. Wheeling, WV-OH

- Started a new job in Wheeling, WV-OH from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 75
--- 7.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Wheeling, WV-OH in Q1 2021: 52
--- #6 most common destination from Wheeling, WV-OH
- Net job flow: 23 to Wheeling, WV-OH

#3. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

- Started a new job in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 90
--- 8.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH in Q1 2021: 112
--- #9 most common destination from Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
- Net job flow: 22 to Morgantown, WV

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#2. Pittsburgh, PA

- Started a new job in Pittsburgh, PA from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 142
--- 13.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Pittsburgh, PA in Q1 2021: 185
--- #19 most common destination from Pittsburgh, PA
- Net job flow: 43 to Morgantown, WV

#1. Charleston, WV

- Started a new job in Charleston, WV from Morgantown, WV in Q1 2021: 165
--- 15.3% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Morgantown, WV from Charleston, WV in Q1 2021: 174
--- #3 most common destination from Charleston, WV
- Net job flow: 9 to Morgantown, WV