Thomas Krahwinkel House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMore than half of Stanley’s working residents commute to Owensboro
Home is the office for 0% of workers (Kentucky 10%). Hardly any work in Stanley itself; outside it, Owensboro draws the most (57%, 8 miles). There are 16 jobs in Stanley for 130 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Stanley: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Stanley on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
Where Stanley’s working residents head each day
Where Stanley clocks in
57% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
81% of the jobs in Stanley pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanley, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 16. 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 Stanley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Stanley
of Stanley workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 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.
The commute from Stanley, 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 Stanley: questions
What is the poverty rate in Stanley?
3.3%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stanley work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Stanley 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 Stanley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanley
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.