Photo: STONE8HENGE · Public domainThere are 2.8 jobs in Hurstbourne for every working resident, and 5,311 people commute in
Household incomes here are higher than in 86% of U.S. towns. 5,374 jobs are based in Hurstbourne for 1,900 working residents. Hurstbourne grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Hurstbourne in brief
Hurstbourne is where the jobs are
Hurstbourne has 5,374 jobs, 2.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 8,300 people are in town, 73% more than the 4,800 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Hurstbourne residents work close to home
74% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Home offices are common in Hurstbourne
25% of Hurstbourne workers work from home, against 10% across Kentucky. Time on the road ↓
Nearly all the work in Hurstbourne is services
96% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 1% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Hurstbourne and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Hurstbourne residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Hurstbourne come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Why Hurstbourne gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hurstbourne is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #13 of 142 in Kentucky. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Hurstbourne could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Hurstbourne on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,837 residents head out to work and 63 work right here.
About 8,300 people are in Hurstbourne on a workday afternoon, 73% more than live here.
2.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Miles to work from Hurstbourne
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.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of Kentucky
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hurstbourne workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,407 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.
Hurstbourne is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hurstbourne, 2013 → 2023: 5,538 → 5,374. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Hurstbourne
Where Hurstbourne 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.
Most trips from Hurstbourne start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hurstbourne is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #90 of 142 in Kentucky. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 1,887 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 40% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 3.9% of Hurstbourne households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hurstbourne’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hurstbourne is 397th among 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Buckner KY | 4,119 | $164K | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 280 | Fort Wright KY | 6,240 | $105K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 295 | Prospect KY | 4,705 | $163K | 2.4% | 4.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 395 | Creswell OR | 5,566 | $100K | 4.3% | 0.8% | 8% | A |
| 396 | Mantua Township OH | 4,617 | $78K | 3.4% | 0.6% | 4% | A |
| 397 | Hurstbourne KY | 4,787 | $116K | 5.5% | 3.6% | 3% | A |
| 398 | Demarest NJ | 4,893 | $208K | 1.1% | 7.1% | 3% | A |
| 399 | New Freedom PA | 5,116 | $120K | 3.9% | 1.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
Work in the towns next to Hurstbourne
The biggest share goes to Jeffersontown (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hurstbourne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurstbourne | – | A | B− | 26 min | $116,094 |
| Jeffersontown | 7% | A− | B+ | 22 min | $81,506 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hurstbourne’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: questions
What is the median household income in Hurstbourne?
$116,094 (±$16,191) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hurstbourne?
5.5%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hurstbourne?
26 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 work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (18%, 5 mi), Jeffersontown (7%, 3 mi), Watterson Park (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hurstbourne walkable?
Hurstbourne is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hurstbourne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hurstbourne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hurstbourne
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.