Fairview has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For 17% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across Kentucky. Employers in Fairview report 10 jobs; 73 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Fairview for work; outside it, Cincinnati is the main destination (12%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Fairview on a workday
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Fairview on a workday afternoon, 45% 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.
Where Fairview goes to work
Where Fairview clocks in
12% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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: 60% of the jobs in Fairview
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 10. 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 Fairview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Fairview: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 53 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.
How far Fairview’s workers travel
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.
How Fairview compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | – | — | — | 28 min | $56,250 |
| Taylor Mill | under 2% | A− | B | 21 min | $88,546 |
| Ryland Heights | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ryland Heights: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairview’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 Fairview: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview?
$56,250 (±$48,150) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview?
5.8%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (12%, 10 mi), Covington (10%, 3 mi), Florence (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairview 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 Fairview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview
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.