Coldstream has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
56 jobs are based in Coldstream, and 617 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Coldstream A+; getting around on foot earns it C. Measured by household income, Coldstream is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Coldstream: the gist
Coldstream is a place people come home to
There are 56 jobs based in Coldstream, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Coldstream has about 760 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Coldstream and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Coldstream residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Coldstream come from (25% 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 617 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Coldstream gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty and job access, Coldstream is better than 98% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Coldstream’s grade. It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.8%) is left out: Coldstream’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Coldstream could be anywhere from A to A+.
How many people are in Coldstream by day
On a workday 615 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 760 people are in Coldstream on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
30% of working residents work in Louisville
Where Coldstream clocks in
7% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Coldstream
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coldstream, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 56. 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 Coldstream’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Coldstream: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coldstream workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 640 commuters (the 15% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Coldstream
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.
Driving is how Coldstream gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Coldstream is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Kentucky.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 751 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 19% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.3% of Coldstream households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Coldstream’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Coldstream ranks: 89th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 43 | Pewee Valley KY | 1,668 | $157K | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 62 | Audubon Park KY | 1,457 | $101K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
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| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| 88 | Cross Plains WI | 1,453 | $162K | 2.8% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| 89 | Coldstream KY | 1,325 | $109K | 2.8% | 0.8% | <1% | A+ |
| 90 | Arden on the Severn MD | 1,761 | $125K | 0.0% | 2.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 91 | LaBarque Creek MO | 1,457 | $133K | 1.1% | 1.7% | <1% | A+ |
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| 112 | Heritage Creek KY | 1,244 | $100K | 2.4% | 1.6% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Coldstream, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
Coldstream and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coldstream workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldstream | – | A+ | C | 25 min | $109,226 |
| Worthington Hills | under 2% | B | B− | 21 min | $73,889 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coldstream’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 Coldstream: questions
What is the median household income in Coldstream?
$109,226 (±$10,082) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coldstream?
2.8%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coldstream?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coldstream work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (30%, 11 mi), Jeffersontown (7%, 8 mi), St. Matthews (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Coldstream walkable?
Coldstream is more walkable than 30% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Coldstream without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coldstream, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coldstream
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.