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Jobs & commute in Freeburn

Freeburn has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Only 1% stay in Freeburn for work; outside it, Pikeville is the main destination (28%, 22 miles). 3 jobs are based in Freeburn; 80 of its residents have a job. Poverty touches 100.0% of residents, next to 16.1% for Kentucky as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

3 jobs based here
Poverty
100.0%
Kentucky 16.1%
Work in town
1%
1 of 80 working residents
Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Freeburn

On a workday 79 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

79live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night91
Workday14
91live here− 79head out to work+ 2come in to work= 14on a workday

About 14 people are in Freeburn on a workday afternoon, 85% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.04jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Freeburn ends

Martin: 1 residents work here (1%)Harlan: 1 residents work here (1%)Vanceburg: 1 residents work here (1%)Hurstbourne: 1 residents work here (1%)Jackson: 1 residents work here (1%)Pikeville: 22 residents work here (28%)Lexington: 2 residents work here (3%)Grundy: 2 residents work here (3%)Louisville: 2 residents work here (3%)FreeburnPhelps: 4 residents work here (5%)PikevillePhelpsLexingtonGrundyLouisvilleMartinFreeburn
1
Pikeville21.5 mi away
28%22
2
Phelps3.7 mi away
5%4
3
Lexington130.2 mi away
3%2
4
Grundy, VA20.6 mi away
3%2
5
Louisville196.1 mi away
3%2
6
Martin33.4 mi away
1%1
7
Harlan81.3 mi away
1%1
8
Vanceburg95.7 mi away
1%1
9
Hurstbourne193.3 mi away
1%1
10
Jackson67.1 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%43
The top trips

Where Freeburn clocks in

28% of workers
21.5 mi awayPikeville22 Freeburn residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Phelps
5% of workers
3.7 mi awayPhelps4 Freeburn residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3%Lexington
3% of workers
130.2 mi awayLexington2 Freeburn residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Goods, not services: 33% of the jobs in Freeburn

Jobs based in FreeburnJobs Freeburn residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms33%25%
Trade, transport & utilities0%15%
Services: health, schools, offices67%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month67%35%
Over $3,333 a month33%50%

Who does it

29 or younger33%28%
30 to 5433%59%
55 and older33%14%
−92%

Jobs based in Freeburn, 2014 → 2024: 39 → 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Freeburn’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Freeburn’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPikeville: 28% · 21.5 miPhelps: 5% · 3.7 miLexington: 3% · 130.2 miGrundy: 3% · 20.6 miLouisville: 3% · 196.1 miMartin: 1% · 33.4 miHarlan: 1% · 81.3 miVanceburg: 1% · 95.7 miHurstbourne: 1% · 193.3 miJackson: 1% · 67.1 miPikeville 28%Phelps 5%Lexington 3%Grundy 3%Freeburn
FreeburnTop destinations (size = commuters)
15%Under 10 mi10 residents
54%10–24 mi36 residents
4%25–50 mi3 residents
27%Over 50 mi18 residents

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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Freeburn: questions

What is the poverty rate in Freeburn?

100.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Freeburn work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pikeville (28%, 22 mi), Phelps (5%, 4 mi), Lexington (3%, 130 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Freeburn, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Freeburn

Freeburn home →
HandbookGetting around FreeburnRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in KYShortest commutes, work from home & more

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.