Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Work means Somerset for about two in five of Science Hill’s working residents
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 269 jobs are based in Science Hill for 268 working residents. 5% of workers have no commute at all (Kentucky 10%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Science Hill apart on work
Commuting out of Science Hill: the destinations
Where Science Hill clocks in
40% of workers
3% 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 commute in and out of Science Hill
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 263 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Science Hill is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Science Hill, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 269. 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 Science Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Science Hill spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Science Hill workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 5% 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 many miles Science Hill commutes
About 21% 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.
Next door is work for 40% of Science Hill
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Science Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Hill | – | — | — | 23 min | $50,341 |
| Somerset | 40% | D | B+ | 24 min | $34,704 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Somerset. Darker towns draw more of Science Hill’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 Science Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Science Hill?
$50,341 (±$16,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Science Hill?
16.6%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Science Hill?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Science Hill work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Science Hill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Science Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Science Hill
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.