Most of Graymoor-Devondale commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Graymoor-Devondale report 707 jobs for 1,254 working residents. The two grades for Graymoor-Devondale are A for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. Hardly any stay in Graymoor-Devondale for work; outside it, Louisville is the main destination (19%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Graymoor-Devondale
Most Graymoor-Devondale residents work close to home
76% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Graymoor-Devondale and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Graymoor-Devondale residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Graymoor-Devondale come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Graymoor-Devondale
66% of Graymoor-Devondale residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Graymoor-Devondale pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 99% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Graymoor-Devondale than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Graymoor-Devondale fell from 961 in 2013 to 707 in 2023, −26%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Graymoor-Devondale’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Graymoor-Devondale is better than 93% of U.S. towns, #9 of 142 in Kentucky. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($96,667, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Graymoor-Devondale could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
How far it is to work from Graymoor-Devondale
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 Graymoor-Devondale’s residents
Where Graymoor-Devondale clocks in
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Graymoor-Devondale
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Graymoor-Devondale, 2013 → 2023: 961 → 707. 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 Graymoor-Devondale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who commutes out of Graymoor-Devondale, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,246 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 699 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Graymoor-Devondale on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
From Graymoor-Devondale, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Graymoor-Devondale workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,178 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.
In Graymoor-Devondale, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Graymoor-Devondale is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #38 of 142 in Kentucky. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Kentucky.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,393 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 63% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 76% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 6.7% of Graymoor-Devondale households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Graymoor-Devondale’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Graymoor-Devondale ranks: 250th of 4,703 U.S. towns of 2,000 to 3,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Lakeside Park KY | 2,847 | $129K | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 16 | Indian Hills KY | 2,939 | $192K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 107 | Windy Hills KY | 2,476 | $131K | 5.1% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 248 | Emerald Mountain AL | 3,535 | $123K | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| 249 | Bryant WA | 2,648 | $122K | 1.9% | 0.0% | <1% | A |
| 250 | Graymoor-Devondale KY | 2,832 | $97K | 5.6% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| 251 | Eagle Point WI | 3,267 | $111K | 1.6% | 0.0% | 2% | A |
| 252 | Belvedere CA | 2,066 | $250K | 5.9% | 2.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,703 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Graymoor-Devondale, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
Graymoor-Devondale and its neighbors: 11% work next door
The biggest share goes to St. Matthews (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Graymoor-Devondale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graymoor-Devondale | – | A | B+ | 22 min | $96,667 |
| St. Matthews | 7% | A− | A− | 20 min | $82,412 |
| Lyndon | 4% | B | A− | 19 min | $65,679 |
| Crossgate | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Windy Hills | under 1% | A+ | B+ | 18 min | $130,714 |
| Bancroft | under 1% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crossgate and Bancroft: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Graymoor-Devondale’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 Graymoor-Devondale: questions
What is the median household income in Graymoor-Devondale?
$96,667 (±$17,180) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Graymoor-Devondale?
5.6%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Graymoor-Devondale?
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 Graymoor-Devondale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (19%, 6 mi), St. Matthews (7%, 2 mi), Jeffersontown (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Graymoor-Devondale walkable?
Graymoor-Devondale is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 14.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Graymoor-Devondale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 63% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Graymoor-Devondale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Graymoor-Devondale
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.