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Jobs & commute in Curdsville

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Curdsville works elsewhere

Hardly any work in Curdsville; the top destination outside it is Owensboro (37%, 12 miles). There are 5 jobs in Curdsville; 52 of its residents have a job.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Curdsville quiets down on a workday

On a workday 52 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.

52live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night54
Workday7
54live here− 52head out to work+ 5come in to work= 7on a workday

About 7 people are in Curdsville on a workday afternoon, 87% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

The places Curdsville commutes to

Bedford: 1 residents work here (2%)Lewisport: 1 residents work here (2%)LivermoreHartford: 1 residents work here (2%)GeorgetownHenderson: 2 residents work here (4%)Owensboro: 19 residents work here (37%)Hopkinsville: 1 residents work here (2%)Lexington: 1 residents work here (2%)Alexandria: 1 residents work here (2%)CurdsvilleMoseleyville: 1 residents work here (2%)Sorgho: 2 residents work here (4%)OwensboroHendersonSorghoBedfordLewisportHartfordCurdsville
1
Owensboro11.8 mi away
37%19
2
Henderson15.2 mi away
4%2
3
Sorgho6.6 mi away
4%2
4
Bedford, IN90.1 mi away
2%1
5
Lewisport27 mi away
2%1
6
Hartford31.1 mi away
2%1
7
Hopkinsville62.4 mi away
2%1
8
Lexington158.1 mi away
2%1
9
Alexandria, LA532.4 mi away
2%1
10
Moseleyville8.4 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%22
The top trips

Where Curdsville clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

In Curdsville, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in CurdsvilleJobs Curdsville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities20%12%
Services: health, schools, offices80%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%29%
Over $3,333 a month60%54%

Who does it

29 or younger20%23%
30 to 5460%60%
55 and older20%17%

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 Curdsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The distance from Curdsville to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miOwensboro: 37% · 11.8 miHenderson: 4% · 15.2 miSorgho: 4% · 6.6 miBedford: 2% · 90.1 miLewisport: 2% · 27 miHartford: 2% · 31.1 miHopkinsville: 2% · 62.4 miLexington: 2% · 158.1 miAlexandria: 2% · 532.4 miMoseleyville: 2% · 8.4 miOwensboro 37%Henderson 4%Sorgho 4%Bedford 2%Lewisport 2%Curdsville
CurdsvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi12 residents
56%10–24 mi29 residents
10%25–50 mi5 residents
12%Over 50 mi6 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Curdsville: questions

What is the poverty rate in Curdsville?

0.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Curdsville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Owensboro (37%, 12 mi), Henderson (4%, 15 mi), Sorgho (4%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Curdsville, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

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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.