Elkins is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 6,755 people and three associated neighborhoods, Elkins is the 20th largest community in West Virginia. Elkins has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

A relatively large number of people in Elkins telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.81% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.61 minutes getting to work every day.

Elkins is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Elkins citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.41% of adults in Elkins have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Elkins in 2022 was $31,778, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,112 for a family of four. However, Elkins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Elkins is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Elkins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elkins residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elkins include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Elkins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.