With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Spring Valley works elsewhere
29% of workers work from home, next to 10% for Kentucky as a whole. 50 jobs are based in Spring Valley, against 290 working residents. Hardly any stay in Spring Valley for work; outside it, Louisville is the main destination (18%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Spring Valley
Most Spring Valley residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Spring Valley is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Spring Valley, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Spring Valley has about 450 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Spring Valley and Louisville trade workers both ways
Louisville is the top workplace for Spring Valley residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Spring Valley come from (38% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 290 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Spring Valley’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.
A workday in Spring Valley: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 290 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Spring Valley on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Commuting out of Spring Valley: the destinations
Where Spring Valley clocks in
6% 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.
72% of the jobs in Spring Valley pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Spring Valley, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 50. 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 Spring Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 20 minutes in Spring Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Spring Valley workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 213 commuters (the 29% 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.
Work in the towns next to Spring Valley
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Spring Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley | – | — | — | 20 min | $150,750 |
| Barbourmeade | under 2% | A− | C+ | 21 min | $116,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Spring Valley’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 Spring Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Spring Valley?
$150,750 (±$24,847) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Spring Valley?
2.0%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Spring Valley?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Spring Valley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (18%, 8 mi), St. Matthews (6%, 4 mi), Watterson Park (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Spring Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Spring Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Spring Valley
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.