Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Jobs and earnings in Powderly, and the trip to work
1% of workers have no commute at all; Kentucky has 10%. The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, next to 24 for Kentucky and 26 for the U.S. 414 jobs are based in Powderly, against 276 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Powderly apart
Powderly and Greenville trade workers both ways
Greenville is the top workplace for Powderly residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Powderly come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Powderly are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 24 across Kentucky. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kentucky worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Powderly workers work from home
Only 1% 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; with 276 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting in to Powderly: where workers come from
Where Powderly clocks in
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.
The daily trip from Powderly: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Powderly workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 254 commuters (the 1% 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.
A workday in Powderly: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 273 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 411 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Powderly on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
What Powderly’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Powderly, 2013 → 2023: 370 → 414. 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 Powderly’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Powderly works
About 18% 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.
18% of Powderly works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Powderly workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powderly | – | — | — | 17 min | $50,662 |
| Greenville | 18% | D | C | 25 min | $46,054 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenville. Darker towns draw more of Powderly’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 Powderly: questions
What is the median household income in Powderly?
$50,662 (±$7,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Powderly?
20.4%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Powderly?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Powderly work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (18%, 2 mi), Madisonville (14%, 20 mi), Central City (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Powderly 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 Powderly, from the people who make the trip.
More of Powderly
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.