Photo: Nyttend · Public domainAt 0.4%, unemployment in Morganfield is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
About one in five stay in Morganfield for work; outside it, Henderson is the main destination (12%, 19 miles). The two grades for Morganfield are B− for jobs and income and C for walkability. 2% of workers have no commute at all, next to 10% for Kentucky as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Morganfield, in brief
Morganfield is where the jobs are
Morganfield has 1,842 jobs, 1.5 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Morganfield are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Kentucky. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kentucky worker. Time on the road ↓
Morganfield makes and builds things
35% of the jobs based in Morganfield are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Morganfield residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 29%. The jobs ↓
Few Morganfield workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 10% across Kentucky. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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.
Where Morganfield’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Morganfield is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #64 of 142 in Kentucky. Unemployment holds Morganfield’s grade up; the poverty rate pulls it down (15.9%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Morganfield could be anywhere from C to B.
Who leaves Morganfield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 946 residents head out to work, 272 work right here, and 1,570 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Morganfield on a workday afternoon, 20% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
A commute of about 19 minutes in Morganfield
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morganfield workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,243 commuters (the 2% 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.
In Morganfield, 35% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
1,842 jobs are based in Morganfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morganfield, 2013 → 2023: 1,504 → 1,842. 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 Morganfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Morganfield live
Where Morganfield clocks in
12% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Morganfield
About 20% 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.
Most trips from Morganfield start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Morganfield is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #110 of 142 in Kentucky. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Kentucky.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,270 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Morganfield households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Morganfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Morganfield ranks: 2,455th of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Lakeside Park KY | 2,847 | $129K | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 14 | Indian Hills KY | 2,939 | $192K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Buckner KY | 4,119 | $164K | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,453 | Delmar Township PA | 2,796 | $64K | 7.5% | 2.0% | 4% | B− |
| 2,454 | Meadowbrook CA | 2,627 | $56K | 17.1% | 2.9% | 1% | B− |
| 2,455 | Morganfield KY | 3,102 | $66K | 15.9% | 0.4% | 22% | B− |
| 2,456 | Henry Township IN | 2,994 | $80K | 14.3% | 2.8% | 11% | B− |
| 2,457 | Ashland Township MI | 2,861 | $68K | 9.4% | 3.3% | 1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Morganfield, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
How Morganfield compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Breckinridge Center (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morganfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morganfield | – | B− | C | 19 min | $65,829 |
| Breckinridge Center | 4% | D | B+ | 14 min | $64,152 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morganfield’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 Morganfield: questions
What is the median household income in Morganfield?
$65,829 (±$11,364) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morganfield?
15.9%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morganfield?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morganfield work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Henderson (12%, 19 mi), Evansville (5%, 28 mi), Breckinridge Center (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Morganfield walkable?
Morganfield is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morganfield without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morganfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morganfield
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.