With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bancroft works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute from Bancroft lasts 18 minutes (Kentucky 24, U.S. 26). Employers in Bancroft report 14 jobs, and 224 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Bancroft; the top destination outside it is Louisville (19%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Bancroft
Most Bancroft residents work close to home
78% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 8% work more than 50 miles away. How far ↓
Bancroft is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Bancroft, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bancroft has about 310 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bancroft and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Bancroft residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Bancroft come from (43% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Bancroft commutes less than 7 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How a workday changes Bancroft
On a workday 224 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 310 people are in Bancroft on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Bancroft: the destinations
Where Bancroft 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.
Making and building: 29% of jobs based in Bancroft
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bancroft, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 14. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bancroft’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Bancroft takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bancroft workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 172 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.
Work in the towns next to Bancroft
The biggest share goes to Graymoor-Devondale (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bancroft workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bancroft | – | — | — | 18 min | $110,000 |
| Graymoor-Devondale | 1% | A | B+ | 22 min | $96,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bancroft’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 2023, 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 Bancroft: questions
What is the median household income in Bancroft?
$110,000 (±$64,179) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bancroft?
2.3%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bancroft?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bancroft work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (19%, 7 mi), St. Matthews (8%, 3 mi), Watterson Park (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bancroft without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bancroft, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bancroft
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.