Mount St. Joseph Academy · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWork means Owensboro for about half of St. Joseph’s working residents
St. Joseph has 51 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. 100% of workers work from home, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%. Hardly any work in St. Joseph; the top destination outside it is Owensboro (45%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of St. Joseph, and who commutes in
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 93 people are in St. Joseph on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The places St. Joseph commutes to
Where St. Joseph clocks in
45% of workers
4% of workers
4% 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.
Working from home in St. Joseph
of St. Joseph workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far St. Joseph’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 St. Joseph: questions
What is the poverty rate in St. Joseph?
85.4%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in St. Joseph work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from St. Joseph, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Joseph
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.