Sanders, Harland, Cafe · Photo: Ka!zen · CC BY-SA 2.0A job hub: North Corbin has 1.9 jobs per working resident, and 1,052 people come in to work
Household incomes here are lower than in 86% of U.S. towns. North Corbin has 1,071 jobs, against 552 working residents. Jobs and income earn North Corbin D; getting around on foot earns it C+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set North Corbin apart
North Corbin is where the jobs are
North Corbin has 1,071 jobs, 1.9 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
60% of the jobs in North Corbin are in trade, transport and utilities, against 20% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in North Corbin than ten years ago
Jobs counted in North Corbin fell from 1,558 in 2013 to 1,071 in 2023, −31%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 552 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: North Corbin’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, North Corbin is better than 12% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds North Corbin’s grade up (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (34.0%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (1.3%) is left out: North Corbin’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Corbin could be anywhere from D to C.
North Corbin on a workday afternoon
On a workday 533 residents head out to work and 19 work right here.
About 2,700 people are in North Corbin on a workday afternoon, 24% more 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.
The kinds of work in North Corbin
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Corbin, 2013 → 2023: 1,558 → 1,071. 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 North Corbin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who travels to work in North Corbin, and from where
Where North Corbin clocks in
18% of workers
13% 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.
The trip to work from North Corbin: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Corbin workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 764 commuters (the 9% 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.
North Corbin’s commute, mile by mile
About 26% 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.
For most of North Corbin, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Corbin is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns. 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 844 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). 1.6% of North Corbin households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Corbin’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, North Corbin is 4,678th among 5,641 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Lakeside Park KY | 2,847 | $129K | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 16 | Indian Hills KY | 2,939 | $192K | 2.6% | 0.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Pewee Valley KY | 1,668 | $157K | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,676 | Grout Township MI | 2,022 | $75K | 26.0% | 6.7% | 1% | D |
| 4,677 | Pebble Township OH | 2,462 | $60K | 13.3% | 7.3% | 1% | D |
| 4,678 | North Corbin KY | 2,190 | $51K | 34.0% | 1.3% | 3% | D |
| 4,679 | Mikes TX | 1,688 | $49K | 19.8% | 2.9% | <1% | D |
| 4,680 | Kentland IN | 1,631 | $60K | 14.4% | 20.1% | 22% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,641 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 North Corbin, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
Next door is work for 18% of North Corbin
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Corbin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Corbin | – | D | C+ | 25 min | $51,447 |
| Corbin | 18% | D | B− | 24 min | $51,065 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Corbin. Darker towns draw more of North Corbin’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 North Corbin: questions
What is the median household income in North Corbin?
$51,447 (±$19,594) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Corbin?
34.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Corbin?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Corbin work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Corbin (18%, 2 mi), London (13%, 11 mi), Lexington (5%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Corbin walkable?
North Corbin is more walkable than 38% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Corbin 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 North Corbin, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Corbin
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.