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Jobs & commute in Moorland

Most of Moorland commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

For 16% of workers, the job is at home, next to 10% for Kentucky as a whole. 49 jobs are based in Moorland, and 197 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Moorland for work; outside it, Louisville is the main destination (20%, 7 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

49 jobs based here
Household income
$73K
median · Kentucky $64K
Poverty
7.5%
Kentucky 16.1%
Unemployment
9.7%
Kentucky 4.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
21 min
Kentucky 24 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
1 of 197 working residents
Work from home
16%
Kentucky 10% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Who leaves Moorland for work, and who comes in

On a workday 196 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.

196live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
48work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night440
Workday290
440live here− 200head out to work+ 48come in to work= 290on a workday

About 290 people are in Moorland on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Moorland’s residents

SellersburgClarksvilleNew Albany: 2 residents work here (1%)Jeffersonville: 2 residents work here (1%)Wildwood: 2 residents work here (1%)Druid HillsMoorlandClarksonWatterson Park: 9 residents work here (5%)HurstbourneLyndon: 11 residents work here (6%)St. Matthews: 16 residents work here (8%)Middletown: 4 residents work here (2%)La GrangeJeffersontown: 16 residents work here (8%)ElizabethtownLexington: 5 residents work here (3%)Louisville: 40 residents work here (20%)LouisvilleSt. MatthewsJeffersontownLyndonWatterson ParkLexingtonMoorland
1
Louisville7.1 mi away
20%40
2
St. Matthews3.5 mi away
8%16
3
Jeffersontown4.7 mi away
8%16
4
Lyndon0.8 mi away
6%11
5
Watterson Park7.7 mi away
5%9
6
Lexington63 mi away
3%5
7
Middletown3.8 mi away
2%4
8
New Albany, IN13.5 mi away
1%2
9
Jeffersonville, IN7.8 mi away
1%2
10
Wildwood1.6 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
46%90
The top trips

Where Moorland clocks in

20%Louisville
20% of workers
7.1 mi awayLouisville40 Moorland residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
3.5 mi awaySt. Matthews16 Moorland residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
4.7 mi awayJeffersontown16 Moorland 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

Goods, not services: 49% of the jobs in Moorland

Jobs based in MoorlandJobs Moorland residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms49%13%
Trade, transport & utilities2%21%
Services: health, schools, offices49%66%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less2%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%21%
Over $3,333 a month84%63%

Who does it

29 or younger8%26%
30 to 5476%53%
55 and older16%21%
+308%

Jobs based in Moorland, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 49. 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 2024.

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

Time on the road

How long Moorland spends getting to work: about 21 minutes

A year of commuting
163 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Moorland21 min
Kentucky24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
17%

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

About 2 in 10
How Moorland gets to work
85%Drive alone
15%Carpool

Share of the 213 commuters (the 16% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Moorland

10 mi25 mi50 mi75 miLouisville: 20% · 7.1 miSt. Matthews: 8% · 3.5 miJeffersontown: 8% · 4.7 miLyndon: 6% · 0.8 miWatterson Park: 5% · 7.7 miLexington: 3% · 63 miMiddletown: 2% · 3.8 miNew Albany: 1% · 13.5 miJeffersonville: 1% · 7.8 miWildwood: 1% · 1.6 miLouisville 20%St. Matthews 8%Jeffersontown 8%Lyndon 6%Moorland
MoorlandTop destinations (size = commuters)
70%Under 10 mi137 residents
21%10–24 mi42 residents
1%25–50 mi1 residents
9%Over 50 mi17 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Moorland and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Lyndon (6%).

Lyndon: 6% of workers work hereLyndonMoorland
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Lyndon6% of Moorland works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownMoorland workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Moorland–——21 min$72,750
Lyndon6%BA−19 min$65,679

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Moorland’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 2024, 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 Moorland: questions

What is the median household income in Moorland?

$72,750 (±$11,406) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Moorland?

7.5%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Moorland?

21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Moorland work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (20%, 7 mi), St. Matthews (8%, 4 mi), Jeffersontown (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Moorland without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Moorland

Moorland home →
$1,508median rent
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shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in KYShortest commutes, work from home & more

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.