Jobs, income and commuting in Kenvir, KY
Kenvir has 58 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 10% across Kentucky. Hardly any work in Kenvir; the top destination outside it is Harlan (14%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kenvir by day and by night
On a workday 58 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Kenvir on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where people from Kenvir work
Where Kenvir clocks in
14% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
Working from home in Kenvir
of Kenvir workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 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.
Where in the region Kenvir works
About 25% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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 Kenvir: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kenvir?
44.7%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Kenvir work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harlan (14%, 9 mi), Evarts (5%, 2 mi), Middlesborough (3%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kenvir 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 Kenvir, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenvir
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.