There are 3.8 jobs in Emlyn for every working resident, and 412 people commute in
Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average; the Kentucky average is 24, the U.S. 26. Employers in Emlyn report 414 jobs, against 108 working residents. Only 2% stay in Emlyn for work; outside it, Williamsburg is the main destination (28%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Emlyn: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 106 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 790 people are in Emlyn on a workday afternoon, 63% more than live here.
3.8 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.
Where Emlyn’s workers come from
Where Emlyn clocks in
28% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Emlyn
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Emlyn, 2013 → 2023: 39 → 414. 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 Emlyn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Emlyn: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Emlyn workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 8% 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 many miles Emlyn commutes
About 24% 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.
Emlyn and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Emlyn workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emlyn | – | — | — | 13 min | $54,423 |
| Pleasant View | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant View: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Emlyn’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 Emlyn: questions
What is the median household income in Emlyn?
$54,423 (±$27,241) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Emlyn?
23.6%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Emlyn?
13 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Emlyn work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsburg (28%, 3 mi), Corbin (7%, 16 mi), London (6%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Emlyn 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 Emlyn, from the people who make the trip.
More of Emlyn
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.