Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Jobs and earnings in Fleming-Neon, and the trip to work
There are 169 jobs in Fleming-Neon for 146 working residents. Only 6% work in Fleming-Neon itself; outside it, Whitesburg draws the most (18%, 9 miles). Commuters spend 25 minutes getting to work on average; the Kentucky average is 24, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Fleming-Neon, and who commutes in
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 160 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Fleming-Neon’s residents
Where Fleming-Neon clocks in
5% 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.
73% of the jobs in Fleming-Neon pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fleming-Neon, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 169. 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 Fleming-Neon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Fleming-Neon takes about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fleming-Neon workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 165 commuters (the 14% 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.
The distance from Fleming-Neon to work
About 27% 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.
Fleming-Neon and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to McRoberts (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fleming-Neon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleming-Neon | – | — | — | 25 min | $34,107 |
| McRoberts | 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McRoberts: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fleming-Neon’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 Fleming-Neon: questions
What is the median household income in Fleming-Neon?
$34,107 (±$17,959) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fleming-Neon?
20.9%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fleming-Neon?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fleming-Neon work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Whitesburg (18%, 9 mi), Hazard (5%, 28 mi), Lexington (4%, 112 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fleming-Neon without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fleming-Neon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fleming-Neon
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.