Benham Historic District · Photo: Acdixon · CC0Benham has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 14 minutes getting to work on average, next to 24 for Kentucky and 26 for the U.S. There are 19 jobs in Benham for 112 working residents. Hardly any stay in Benham for work; outside it, Cumberland is the main destination (6%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Benham on a workday
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Benham on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Out of Benham to work: where people go
Where Benham clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Most jobs in Benham are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Benham, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 19. 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 Benham’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kentucky
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Benham workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 12% 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 Benham to work
About 50% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Benham
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Benham workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benham | – | — | — | 14 min | $44,946 |
| Lynch | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lynch: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Benham’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 Benham: questions
What is the median household income in Benham?
$44,946 (±$11,246) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Benham?
15.7%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Benham?
14 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Benham work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cumberland (6%, 3 mi), Hazard (5%, 25 mi), Lexington (5%, 111 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Benham without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Benham, from the people who make the trip.
More of Benham
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.