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Jobs & commute in Maytown

Most of Maytown commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any work in Maytown itself; outside it, Prestonsburg draws the most (32%, 10 miles). Employers in Maytown report 1 jobs, and 69 of its residents work somewhere.

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

Day and night

In and out of Maytown on a workday

On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

69live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night11
Workday0
11live here− 69head out to work+ 1come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Maytown on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs 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

Where Maytown’s working residents head each day

Burbank: 1 residents work here (1%)Hurstbourne: 1 residents work here (1%)Jackson: 1 residents work here (1%)Whitesburg: 1 residents work here (1%)Pineville: 1 residents work here (1%)Fort Wright: 1 residents work here (1%)Hazard: 2 residents work here (3%)Morehead: 2 residents work here (3%)Prestonsburg: 22 residents work here (32%)Pikeville: 4 residents work here (6%)MaytownPrestonsburgPikevilleHazardMoreheadBurbankHurstbourneMaytown
1
Prestonsburg10.3 mi away
32%22
2
Pikeville15.4 mi away
6%4
3
Hazard28.8 mi away
3%2
4
Morehead57.5 mi away
3%2
5
Burbank, CA1990.8 mi away
1%1
6
Hurstbourne159.8 mi away
1%1
7
Jackson31.6 mi away
1%1
8
Whitesburg28.7 mi away
1%1
9
Pineville72.7 mi away
1%1
10
Fort Wright140.6 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%33
The top trips

Where Maytown 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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Maytown

Jobs based in MaytownJobs Maytown residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%14%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%68%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%43%
Over $3,333 a month100%46%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 54100%54%
55 and older0%23%
−67%

Jobs based in Maytown, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 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 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Maytown’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Maytown’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPrestonsburg: 32% · 10.3 miPikeville: 6% · 15.4 miHazard: 3% · 28.8 miMorehead: 3% · 57.5 miBurbank: 1% · 1990.8 miHurstbourne: 1% · 159.8 miJackson: 1% · 31.6 miWhitesburg: 1% · 28.7 miPineville: 1% · 72.7 miFort Wright: 1% · 140.6 miPrestonsburg 32%Pikeville 6%Hazard 3%Morehead 3%Burbank 1%Maytown
MaytownTop destinations (size = commuters)
38%Under 10 mi26 residents
25%10–24 mi17 residents
15%25–50 mi10 residents
22%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 22% 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.

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 Maytown: questions

What is the poverty rate in Maytown?

0.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Maytown work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prestonsburg (32%, 10 mi), Pikeville (6%, 15 mi), Hazard (3%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Maytown

Maytown home →

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.