Work and commuting in Fox Chase
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, where Kentucky has 24 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Fox Chase for work; outside it, Louisville is the main destination (24%, 10 miles). 232 jobs are based in Fox Chase, against 245 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fox Chase: the figures worth knowing
The towns that employ Fox Chase’s residents
Where Fox Chase clocks in
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.
Who leaves Fox Chase for work, and who comes in
On a workday 244 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 231 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 (0.95 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Fox Chase
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fox Chase, 2013 → 2023: 176 → 232. 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 Fox Chase’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Fox Chase: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fox Chase workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 236 commuters (the 15% 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 Fox Chase
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.
The towns around Fox Chase
The biggest share goes to Hillview (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Fox Chase’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 Fox Chase: questions
What is the median household income in Fox Chase?
$93,125 (±$25,399) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fox Chase?
6.4%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fox Chase?
22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fox Chase work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (24%, 10 mi), Shepherdsville (6%, 4 mi), Watterson Park (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fox Chase without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fox Chase, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fox Chase
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.