Dwale has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%. Employers in Dwale report 3 jobs, against 54 working residents. The poverty rate is 28.2%, next to 16.1% for Kentucky as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Dwale on a workday afternoon
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Dwale on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
31% of working residents work in Prestonsburg
Where Dwale clocks in
31% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 67% of the jobs in Dwale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dwale, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 3. 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 Dwale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dwale
of Dwale workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 67 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far it is to work from Dwale
About 28% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
31% of Dwale works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dwale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwale | – | — | — | — | — |
| Prestonsburg | 31% | D− | A | 17 min | $25,746 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Prestonsburg. Darker towns draw more of Dwale’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 Dwale: questions
What is the poverty rate in Dwale?
28.2%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dwale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prestonsburg (31%, 4 mi), Salyersville (4%, 20 mi), Hazard (4%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dwale 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 Dwale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dwale
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.