Most of Meadow Vale commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Meadow Vale; the top destination outside it is Louisville (24%, 8 miles). 78 jobs are based in Meadow Vale, against 348 working residents. Home is the office for 23% of workers, against 10% across Kentucky.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Meadow Vale stands out on work
Meadow Vale and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Meadow Vale residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Meadow Vale come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Meadow Vale is a place people come home to
There are 78 jobs based in Meadow Vale, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Meadow Vale has about 470 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Meadow Vale works from home
23% of Meadow Vale workers work from home, against 10% across Kentucky. Time on the road ↓
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 348 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Meadow Vale’s residents
Where Meadow Vale clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
In and out of Meadow Vale on a workday
On a workday 348 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Meadow Vale on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 23 minutes each way, about the KY average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Meadow Vale workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 284 commuters (the 23% 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.
Most jobs in Meadow Vale are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Meadow Vale, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 78. 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 Meadow Vale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Meadow Vale
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.
Around Meadow Vale: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Meadow Vale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Vale | – | — | — | 23 min | $88,750 |
| Rolling Hills | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Meadowbrook Farm | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Langdon Place | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rolling Hills, Meadowbrook Farm and Langdon Place: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Meadow Vale’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 Meadow Vale: questions
What is the median household income in Meadow Vale?
$88,750 (±$10,382) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Meadow Vale?
4.2%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Meadow Vale?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Meadow Vale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (24%, 8 mi), Jeffersontown (6%, 5 mi), St. Matthews (5%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Meadow Vale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Meadow Vale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Meadow Vale
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.