Druid Hills has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Druid Hills; the top destination outside it is Louisville (18%, 5 miles). Employers in Druid Hills report 17 jobs; 120 of its residents have a job. 18% of workers work from home, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Druid Hills on a workday afternoon
On a workday 120 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Druid Hills on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Druid Hills to work: where people go
Where Druid Hills clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
71% of the jobs in Druid Hills pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Druid Hills, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 17. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Druid Hills’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Druid Hills’ commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Druid Hills workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 137 commuters (the 17% 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.
Where in the region Druid Hills works
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.
Druid Hills and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Druid Hills workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Druid Hills | – | — | — | 17 min | $133,750 |
| Bellewood | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bellewood: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Druid Hills’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Druid Hills: questions
What is the median household income in Druid Hills?
$133,750 (±$52,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Druid Hills?
4.4%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Druid Hills?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Druid Hills work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (18%, 5 mi), St. Matthews (10%, 2 mi), Jeffersontown (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Druid Hills without a car?
1% 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 Druid Hills, from the people who make the trip.
More of Druid Hills
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.