New Liberty Historic District · Photo: TheCatalyst31 · CC0Jobs, income and commuting in Sanders, KY
Working residents average 26 minutes each way (Kentucky 24, U.S. 26). Home is the office for 26% of workers, next to 10% for Kentucky as a whole. Hardly any work in Sanders; the top destination outside it is Carrollton (17%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sanders by day
On a workday 69 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Sanders on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Sanders: the destinations
Where Sanders clocks in
17% 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.
Sanders’ commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sanders workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 173 commuters (the 26% 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 commute from Sanders, by distance
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 Sanders: questions
What is the median household income in Sanders?
$39,524 (±$20,788) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sanders?
49.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sanders?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sanders work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (17%, 12 mi), Lexington (4%, 50 mi), Madison (3%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sanders 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 Sanders, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sanders
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.