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Jobs & commute in Hardyville

Most of Hardyville commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

0% of workers have no commute at all; Kentucky has 10%. Employers in Hardyville report 6 jobs, against 64 working residents. Only 3% stay in Hardyville for work; outside it, Bowling Green is the main destination (17%, 40 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Hardyville

On a workday 62 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

62live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday50
110live here− 62head out to work+ 4come in to work= 50on a workday

About 50 people are in Hardyville on a workday afternoon, 54% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.09jobs 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 Hardyville’s working residents head each day

Munfordville: 8 residents work here (13%)Hodgenville: 2 residents work here (3%)Horse Cave: 6 residents work here (9%)Edmonton: 2 residents work here (3%)Cave City: 1 residents work here (2%)Jeffersontown: 1 residents work here (2%)Independence: 1 residents work here (2%)Glasgow: 7 residents work here (11%)Bowling Green: 11 residents work here (17%)HardyvilleBowling GreenMunfordvilleGlasgowHorse CaveHodgenvilleEdmontonHardyville
1
Bowling Green40.1 mi away
17%11
2
Munfordville6.1 mi away
13%8
3
Glasgow18.7 mi away
11%7
4
Horse Cave9 mi away
9%6
5
Hodgenville21.6 mi away
3%2
6
Edmonton20.9 mi away
3%2
7
Hardyville (in town)right here
3%2
8
Cave City12.4 mi away
2%1
9
Jeffersontown66.9 mi away
2%1
10
Independence135.8 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%23
The top trips

Where Hardyville clocks in

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

Jobs in Hardyville: what the 6 are

Jobs based in HardyvilleJobs Hardyville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities100%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less33%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month67%30%
Over $3,333 a month0%55%

Who does it

29 or younger33%23%
30 to 5450%58%
55 and older17%19%
+100%

Jobs based in Hardyville, 2014 → 2024: 3 → 6. 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 Hardyville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Hardyville

Working from home
0%

of Hardyville workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Hardyville gets to work
83%Drive alone
17%Carpool

Share of the 47 commuters (the 0% 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

How far Hardyville’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBowling Green: 17% · 40.1 miMunfordville: 13% · 6.1 miGlasgow: 11% · 18.7 miHorse Cave: 9% · 9 miHodgenville: 3% · 21.6 miEdmonton: 3% · 20.9 miCave City: 2% · 12.4 miJeffersontown: 2% · 66.9 miIndependence: 2% · 135.8 miBowling Green 17%Munfordville 13%Glasgow 11%Horse Cave 9%Hodgenville 3%Hardyville
HardyvilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi21 residents
25%10–24 mi16 residents
22%25–50 mi14 residents
19%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 19% 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 Hardyville: questions

What is the median household income in Hardyville?

$76,786 (±$64,979) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hardyville?

0.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Hardyville work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bowling Green (17%, 40 mi), Munfordville (13%, 6 mi), Glasgow (11%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Hardyville without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hardyville

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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.