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Jobs & commute in Kingsley

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Kingsley works elsewhere

Kingsley has 77 jobs, and 187 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Kingsley; the top destination outside it is Louisville (15%, 2 miles). The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average; Kentucky averages 24, the U.S. 26.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

77 jobs based here
Household income
$125K
median · Kentucky $64K
Poverty
2.3%
Kentucky 16.1%
Unemployment
1.8%
Kentucky 4.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
17 min
Kentucky 24 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
1 of 187 working residents
Work from home
15%
Kentucky 10% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Kingsley by day and by night

On a workday 186 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 76 people come in from elsewhere.

186live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
76work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night400
Workday290
400live here− 190head out to work+ 76come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Kingsley on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.41jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Commuting out of Kingsley: the destinations

Clarksville: 2 residents work here (1%)JeffersonvilleKingsleyHills and DalesStrathmoor Village: 2 residents work here (1%)Seneca GardensWatterson Park: 7 residents work here (4%)Lyndon: 4 residents work here (2%)St. Matthews: 9 residents work here (5%)Middletown: 2 residents work here (1%)Jeffersontown: 10 residents work here (5%)Frankfort: 3 residents work here (2%)FranklinLexington: 3 residents work here (2%)Louisville: 28 residents work here (15%)BrooksLouisvilleJeffersontownSt. MatthewsWatterson ParkLyndonFrankfortKingsley
1
Louisville2.4 mi away
15%28
2
Jeffersontown5.7 mi away
5%10
3
St. Matthews2.7 mi away
5%9
4
Watterson Park1.9 mi away
4%7
5
Lyndon5.4 mi away
2%4
6
Frankfort43.8 mi away
2%3
7
Lexington67.2 mi away
2%3
8
Clarksville, IN8.6 mi away
1%2
9
Strathmoor Village0.3 mi away
1%2
10
Middletown8.4 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
63%117
The top trips

Where Kingsley clocks in

15%Louisville
15% of workers
2.4 mi awayLouisville28 Kingsley residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
5.7 mi awayJeffersontown10 Kingsley residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
2.7 mi awaySt. Matthews9 Kingsley residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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 Kingsley, services account for most jobs

Jobs based in KingsleyJobs Kingsley residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%10%
Trade, transport & utilities19%18%
Services: health, schools, offices81%73%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%16%
Over $3,333 a month62%70%

Who does it

29 or younger19%20%
30 to 5460%51%
55 and older21%29%
+60%

Jobs based in Kingsley, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 77. 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 Kingsley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long Kingsley spends getting to work: about 17 minutes

A year of commuting
127 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Kingsley17 min
Kentucky24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
15%

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

About 2 in 10
How Kingsley gets to work
89%Drive alone
10%Carpool
1%Walk

Share of the 230 commuters (the 15% 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

The distance from Kingsley to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLouisville: 15% · 2.4 miJeffersontown: 5% · 5.7 miSt. Matthews: 5% · 2.7 miWatterson Park: 4% · 1.9 miLyndon: 2% · 5.4 miFrankfort: 2% · 43.8 miLexington: 2% · 67.2 miClarksville: 1% · 8.6 miStrathmoor Village: 1% · 0.3 miMiddletown: 1% · 8.4 miLouisville 15%Jeffersontown 5%St. Matthews 5%Watterson Park 4%Lyndon 2%Kingsley
KingsleyTop destinations (size = commuters)
84%Under 10 mi157 residents
3%10–24 mi6 residents
4%25–50 mi8 residents
8%Over 50 mi15 residents

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.

Next door

Kingsley and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Strathmoor Village (1%).

Strathmoor Village: 1% of workers work hereStrathmoor VillageKingsley
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Strathmoor Village1% of Kingsley works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownKingsley workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kingsley–——17 min$124,792
Strathmoor Village1%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Strathmoor Village: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kingsley’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Kingsley: questions

What is the median household income in Kingsley?

$124,792 (±$14,542) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kingsley?

2.3%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Kingsley?

17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Kingsley work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (15%, 2 mi), Jeffersontown (5%, 6 mi), St. Matthews (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Kingsley without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.