New Providence Presbyterian Church · Photo: Flynnke · CC BY-SA 3.0Salvisa has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%. There are 24 jobs in Salvisa, and 170 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Salvisa; the top destination outside it is Lexington (24%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Salvisa: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 169 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 90 people are in Salvisa on a workday afternoon, 62% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Salvisa ends
Where Salvisa clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
29% of the jobs in Salvisa make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salvisa, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 24. 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 Salvisa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Salvisa: about 50 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Salvisa workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 96 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Salvisa’s workers travel
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.
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 Salvisa: questions
What is the median household income in Salvisa?
$61,250 (±$24,648) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salvisa?
27.5%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Salvisa?
50 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Salvisa work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lexington (24%, 23 mi), Harrodsburg (13%, 11 mi), Danville (8%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salvisa without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salvisa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salvisa
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.