Raceland has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income C−: better than 20% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability C+: more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 78% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Kentucky 24, U.S. 26). Only 3% work in Raceland; the top destination outside it is Ashland (25%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Raceland, in brief
Fewer jobs are based in Raceland than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Raceland fell from 922 in 2013 to 258 in 2023, −72%. 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 ↓
Raceland is a place people come home to
There are 258 jobs based in Raceland, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Raceland has about 1,700 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Raceland residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
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 877 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Raceland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Raceland is better than 20% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Raceland’s grade up (ahead of 53% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (23.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (10.3%) is left out: Raceland’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, Raceland could be anywhere from D to C+.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
258 jobs are based in Raceland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Raceland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Raceland, 2013 → 2023: 922 → 258. 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.
Raceland quiets down on a workday
On a workday 849 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 230 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Raceland on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.29 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Half of Raceland commutes less than 7 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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.
25% of working residents work in Ashland
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Raceland clocks in
25% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 21 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kentucky
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Raceland workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 728 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Kentucky: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Most trips from Raceland start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Raceland is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Raceland near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 781 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). 7.5% of Raceland households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Raceland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Raceland is 4,002nd of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Raceland, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Pewee Valley KY | 1,668 | $157K | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,000 | Jackson Township OH | 2,420 | $55K | 14.9% | 5.4% | 6% | C− |
| 4,001 | Hermann MO | 2,221 | $62K | 13.5% | 5.2% | 39% | C− |
| 4,002 | Raceland KY | 2,302 | $57K | 23.2% | 10.3% | 3% | C− |
| 4,003 | Marshville NC | 2,739 | $58K | 14.7% | 10.1% | 4% | C− |
| 4,004 | Youngsville PA | 1,639 | $59K | 12.0% | 12.4% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | 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.
Raceland and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Flatwoods (6%). Darker towns draw more of Raceland’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Raceland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raceland | – | C− | C+ | 21 min | $57,222 |
| Flatwoods | 6% | C− | B+ | 20 min | $59,972 |
| Worthington | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $65,609 |
| Wurtland | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wurtland: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Raceland: questions
What is the median household income in Raceland?
$57,222 (±$15,581) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Raceland?
23.2%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Raceland?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Raceland work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (25%, 7 mi), Flatwoods (6%, 1 mi), Russell (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Raceland walkable?
Raceland is more walkable than 41% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.5 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Raceland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Raceland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Raceland
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.