Cecilia has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, next to 24 for Kentucky and 26 for the U.S. 102 jobs are based in Cecilia for 277 working residents. 14% of workers have no commute at all, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cecilia: the figures worth knowing
43% of Cecilia works in Elizabethtown
119 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Elizabethtown, 4.8 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Cecilia itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Cecilia are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Kentucky. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kentucky worker. Time on the road ↓
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 277 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
43% of working residents work in Elizabethtown
Where Cecilia clocks in
43% of workers
3% 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.
About 19 minutes each way for Cecilia’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cecilia workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 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.
Who works in Cecilia, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 101 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Cecilia on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The kinds of work in Cecilia
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cecilia, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 102. 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 Cecilia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Cecilia goes to work
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.
Next door is work for 43% of Cecilia
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cecilia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia | – | — | — | 19 min | $71,544 |
| Elizabethtown | 43% | C | B | 20 min | $60,760 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Elizabethtown. Darker towns draw more of Cecilia’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 Cecilia: questions
What is the median household income in Cecilia?
$71,544 (±$59,926) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cecilia?
0.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cecilia?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cecilia work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elizabethtown (43%, 5 mi), Louisville (7%, 40 mi), St. Matthews (3%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cecilia 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 Cecilia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cecilia
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.