Work, pay and getting to work in Crossgate
Hardly any work in Crossgate; the top destination outside it is Louisville (16%, 6 miles). Home is the office for 23% of workers, against 10% across Kentucky. The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, next to 24 for Kentucky and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Crossgate, and who commutes in
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 166 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Crossgate on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Crossgate, and from where
Where Crossgate clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in Crossgate
167 jobs are based in Crossgate.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Crossgate, 2013 → 2023: 215 → 167. 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 Crossgate’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Crossgate takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Crossgate workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 23% 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 Crossgate
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.
Crossgate and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Crossgate workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossgate | – | — | — | 18 min | $131,875 |
| Graymoor-Devondale | under 1% | A | B+ | 22 min | $96,667 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Crossgate’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 Crossgate: questions
What is the median household income in Crossgate?
$131,875 (±$20,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Crossgate?
0.5%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Crossgate?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Crossgate work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (16%, 6 mi), St. Matthews (9%, 2 mi), Jeffersontown (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Crossgate 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 Crossgate, from the people who make the trip.
More of Crossgate
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.