Photo: Vbofficial · Public domainMost of Betsy Layne commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Betsy Layne for work; outside it, Pikeville is the main destination (29%, 7 miles). Betsy Layne has 113 jobs, and 201 of its residents work somewhere. 0% of workers work from home; Kentucky has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Betsy Layne
29% of Betsy Layne works in Pikeville
59 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Pikeville, 7.4 miles away. That’s 29 times as many as work in Betsy Layne itself. The commute map ↓
Few Betsy Layne workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 10% across Kentucky. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 201 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Betsy Layne’s working residents head each day
Where Betsy Layne clocks in
29% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Betsy Layne
of Betsy Layne workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 commuters (the 0% 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.
Who leaves Betsy Layne for work, and who comes in
On a workday 198 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 110 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Betsy Layne on a workday afternoon, 16% 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.
The kinds of work in Betsy Layne
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Betsy Layne, 2014 → 2024: 182 → 113. 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 Betsy Layne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Betsy Layne, by distance
About 17% 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 Betsy Layne: questions
What is the median household income in Betsy Layne?
$31,838 (±$15,474) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Betsy Layne?
34.3%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Betsy Layne work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pikeville (29%, 7 mi), Prestonsburg (10%, 12 mi), Paintsville (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Betsy Layne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 20% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Betsy Layne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Betsy Layne
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.