Edgewood · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainJobs and earnings in Glenview, and the trip to work
Hardly any work in Glenview itself; outside it, Louisville draws the most (19%, 8 miles). For 29% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for Kentucky as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, next to 24 for Kentucky and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glenview at work: what stands out
Most Glenview residents work close to home
79% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Glenview and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Glenview residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Glenview come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Glenview works from home
29% of Glenview workers work from home, against 10% across Kentucky. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many miles Glenview commutes
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 that employ Glenview’s residents
Where Glenview clocks in
5% of workers
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.
About 17 minutes each way for Glenview’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glenview workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 194 commuters (the 29% 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.
Who leaves Glenview for work, and who comes in
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 174 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 (0.83 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.
In Glenview, services account for most jobs
175 jobs are based in Glenview.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Glenview, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 175. 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 Glenview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Glenview
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glenview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenview | – | — | — | 17 min | $250,000+ |
| Indian Hills | under 2% | A+ | B− | 18 min | $192,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Glenview’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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Glenview: questions
What is the median household income in Glenview?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glenview?
1.3%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glenview?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glenview work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (19%, 8 mi), St. Matthews (5%, 4 mi), Jeffersontown (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Glenview 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 Glenview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glenview
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.