Making a living in Taylorsville
Hardly any work in Taylorsville itself; outside it, Greenville draws the most (13%, 8 miles). 41 jobs are based in Taylorsville; 24 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Taylorsville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 24 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Taylorsville
Where Taylorsville clocks in
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
71% of the jobs in Taylorsville pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taylorsville, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 41. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Taylorsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Taylorsville goes to work
About 54% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Taylorsville: questions
Where do people who live in Taylorsville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (13%, 8 mi), Oakland (8%, 175 mi), Quincy (8%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Taylorsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taylorsville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.