Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of North Middletown commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
North Middletown has 19 jobs; 274 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in North Middletown; the top destination outside it is Lexington (23%, 20 miles). A typical one-way commute from North Middletown lasts 36 minutes (Kentucky 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: North Middletown in brief
North Middletown is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in North Middletown, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday North Middletown has about 350 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
North Middletown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 24 across Kentucky. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 274 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of North Middletown on a workday
On a workday 270 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in North Middletown on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How long North Middletown spends getting to work: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Middletown workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 commuters (the 6% 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.
The towns that employ North Middletown’s residents
Where North Middletown clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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.
Jobs in North Middletown: what the 19 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Middletown, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 19. 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 North Middletown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from North Middletown
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
Jobs and commuting in North Middletown: questions
What is the median household income in North Middletown?
$48,000 (±$11,814) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Middletown?
32.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Middletown?
36 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Middletown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lexington (23%, 20 mi), Paris (14%, 10 mi), Winchester (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Middletown 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 North Middletown, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Middletown
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.