Photo: Asheville Postcard Co. · Public domainBlaine at work: jobs, income and the commute
Working from home is the commute for 42% of workers (Kentucky 10%). Hardly any work in Blaine; the top destination outside it is Sandy Hook (18%, 16 miles). Blaine has 11 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Blaine
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Blaine on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Blaine’s residents
Where Blaine clocks in
18% of workers
9% 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 Blaine
of Blaine workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 42% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Blaine
About 27% 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.
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 Blaine: questions
What is the median household income in Blaine?
$42,188 (±$23,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blaine?
37.5%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Blaine work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sandy Hook (18%, 16 mi), Louisa (9%, 14 mi), Lexington (9%, 88 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blaine 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 Blaine, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blaine
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.