Photo: Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0Alexandria has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Household incomes here are higher than in 79% of U.S. towns. Alexandria has 2,992 jobs, against 5,376 working residents. Jobs and income earn Alexandria A−; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Alexandria
A lot of Alexandria workers cross into Ohio
30% of Alexandria workers work outside Kentucky, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Cincinnati (16%) is one of the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Alexandria
68% of Alexandria residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 48% of the jobs based in Alexandria pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 92% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Alexandria’s grade
Household income is its strongest input ($102,239, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Alexandria could be anywhere from B to A.
16% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Alexandria clocks in
16% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
What Alexandria’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alexandria, 2014 → 2024: 2,653 → 2,992. 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 Alexandria’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Alexandria
On a workday 4,968 residents head out to work, 408 work right here, and 2,584 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8,600 people are in Alexandria on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
About 27 minutes each way for Alexandria’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alexandria workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,844 commuters (the 14% who work from home are left out). Across Kentucky: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Alexandria to work
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.
Alexandria is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Alexandria is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #73 of 142 in Kentucky. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Kentucky.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,611 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 66% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.2% of Alexandria households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Alexandria’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Alexandria ranks: 776th of 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 32 | Francisville KY | 10,565 | $159K | 1.7% | 1.3% | 4% | A+ |
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| 158 | Oakbrook KY | 10,211 | $95K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
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| 168 | Edgewood KY | 8,503 | $119K | 3.8% | 2.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 774 | Skidaway Island GA | 9,315 | $136K | 2.5% | 5.7% | 9% | A− |
| 775 | Cloverdale CA | 8,701 | $117K | 4.1% | 2.8% | 17% | A− |
| 776 | Alexandria KY | 10,994 | $102K | 7.7% | 3.2% | 8% | A− |
| 777 | Elgin TX | 13,327 | $91K | 5.3% | 4.2% | 10% | A− |
| 778 | Monona WI | 8,664 | $88K | 9.5% | 2.5% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Alexandria, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
Around Alexandria: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Cold Spring (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alexandria workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | – | A− | B− | 27 min | $102,239 |
| Cold Spring | 3% | B+ | A− | 22 min | $75,000 |
| Claryville | under 2% | A− | D− | 29 min | $81,458 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alexandria’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Alexandria: questions
What is the median household income in Alexandria?
$102,239 (±$13,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alexandria?
7.7%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alexandria?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alexandria work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (16%, 14 mi), Florence (5%, 14 mi), Covington (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Alexandria walkable?
Alexandria is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Alexandria without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alexandria, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alexandria
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.