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Jobs & commute in Hollyvilla

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

The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, where Kentucky has 24 and the U.S. 26. Hollyvilla has 1 jobs; 202 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hollyvilla; the top destination outside it is Louisville (31%, 8 miles).

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

What stands out · In brief

The commute and the jobs: Hollyvilla in brief

Hollyvilla is a place people come home to

There are 1 jobs based in Hollyvilla, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hollyvilla has about 320 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

31% of Hollyvilla works in Louisville

63 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Louisville, 8.3 miles away. That’s far more as work in Hollyvilla itself. The commute map ↓

Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 202 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · Day and night

Hollyvilla quiets down on a workday

On a workday 202 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

202live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night530
Workday320
530live here− 200head out to work+ 1come in to work= 320on a workday

About 320 people are in Hollyvilla on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs 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

Out of Hollyvilla to work: where people go

Clarksville: 2 residents work here (1%)HollyvillaWatterson Park: 13 residents work here (6%)Hurstbourne: 3 residents work here (1%)St. Matthews: 6 residents work here (3%)Shively: 3 residents work here (1%)Middletown: 4 residents work here (2%)Jeffersontown: 7 residents work here (3%)Shepherdsville: 4 residents work here (2%)Lexington: 7 residents work here (3%)Louisville: 63 residents work here (31%)LouisvilleWatterson ParkJeffersontownLexingtonSt. MatthewsMiddletownHollyvilla
1
Louisville8.3 mi away
31%63
2
Watterson Park7.9 mi away
6%13
3
Jeffersontown12.4 mi away
3%7
4
Lexington70.3 mi away
3%7
5
St. Matthews12.4 mi away
3%6
6
Middletown16.1 mi away
2%4
7
Shepherdsville8.1 mi away
2%4
8
Hurstbourne13.2 mi away
1%3
9
Shively8.2 mi away
1%3
10
Clarksville, IN15.9 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%90
The top trips

Where Hollyvilla 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

In Hollyvilla, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in HollyvillaJobs Hollyvilla residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%29%
Services: health, schools, offices100%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%24%
Over $3,333 a month100%65%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 54100%52%
55 and older0%25%
−88%

Jobs based in Hollyvilla, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 1. 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 Hollyvilla’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Hollyvilla: about 22 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
169 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hollyvilla22 min
Kentucky24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

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

About 1 in 10
How Hollyvilla gets to work
91%Drive alone
4%Carpool
5%Other

Share of the 234 commuters (the 5% 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 Hollyvilla goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLouisville: 31% · 8.3 miWatterson Park: 6% · 7.9 miJeffersontown: 3% · 12.4 miLexington: 3% · 70.3 miSt. Matthews: 3% · 12.4 miMiddletown: 2% · 16.1 miShepherdsville: 2% · 8.1 miHurstbourne: 1% · 13.2 miShively: 1% · 8.2 miClarksville: 1% · 15.9 miLouisville 31%Watterson Park 6%Jeffersontown 3%Lexington 3%St. Matthews 3%Hollyvilla
HollyvillaTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi101 residents
36%10–24 mi73 residents
2%25–50 mi5 residents
11%Over 50 mi23 residents

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 Hollyvilla: questions

What is the median household income in Hollyvilla?

$55,938 (±$21,652) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hollyvilla?

7.1%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hollyvilla?

22 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hollyvilla work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (31%, 8 mi), Watterson Park (6%, 8 mi), Jeffersontown (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Hollyvilla without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hollyvilla

Hollyvilla home →

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.