Harriet Funk House · Photo: Wdzinc · CC BY-SA 3.0Hurstbourne Acres has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
25% of workers work from home, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%. Jobs and income earn Hurstbourne Acres A; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 4.7 in Louisville.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Hurstbourne Acres in brief
Most Hurstbourne Acres residents work close to home
78% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Hurstbourne Acres and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Hurstbourne Acres residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Hurstbourne Acres come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Hurstbourne Acres than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hurstbourne Acres fell from 2,185 in 2013 to 995 in 2023, −54%. 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; with 818 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Hurstbourne Acres’ Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hurstbourne Acres is better than 86% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Hurstbourne Acres’ grade up; household income pulls it down ($66,891, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hurstbourne Acres could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where in the region Hurstbourne Acres works
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.
22% of working residents work in Louisville
Where Hurstbourne Acres clocks in
7% 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.
67% of the jobs in Hurstbourne Acres pay over $3,333 a month
995 jobs are based in Hurstbourne Acres.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hurstbourne Acres, 2013 → 2023: 2,185 → 995. 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 Hurstbourne Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Hurstbourne Acres: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 808 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 985 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 (1.22 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.
Getting to work from Hurstbourne Acres takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hurstbourne Acres workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 854 commuters (the 25% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Hurstbourne Acres
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hurstbourne Acres is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Hurstbourne Acres near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,143 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, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 6.0% of Hurstbourne Acres households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Hurstbourne Acres’ commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,509 U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700, Hurstbourne Acres comes 478th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 29 | Pewee Valley KY | 1,668 | $157K | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 60 | Audubon Park KY | 1,457 | $101K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Windy Hills KY | 2,476 | $131K | 5.1% | 1.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 476 | Brooklyn WI | 1,547 | $109K | 5.8% | 3.3% | 1% | A |
| 477 | Haverhill Township MN | 1,473 | $161K | 6.4% | 2.5% | <1% | A |
| 478 | Hurstbourne Acres KY | 2,003 | $67K | 4.6% | 1.2% | 1% | A |
| 479 | Uintah UT | 1,402 | $108K | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1% | A |
| 480 | North Annville Township PA | 2,324 | $84K | 3.2% | 2.0% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Hurstbourne Acres, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
Hurstbourne Acres and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jeffersontown (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hurstbourne Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurstbourne Acres | – | A | A | 19 min | $66,891 |
| Jeffersontown | 7% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $81,506 |
| Forest Hills | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Forest Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hurstbourne Acres’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 Hurstbourne Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Hurstbourne Acres?
$66,891 (±$13,068) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hurstbourne Acres?
4.6%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hurstbourne Acres?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hurstbourne Acres work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (22%, 4 mi), Watterson Park (15%, 5 mi), Jeffersontown (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hurstbourne Acres walkable?
Hurstbourne Acres is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.4 out of 20, and 9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hurstbourne Acres without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hurstbourne Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hurstbourne Acres
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.