Most of Sycamore commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average; Kentucky averages 24, the U.S. 26. There are 2 jobs in Sycamore, and 77 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Sycamore for work; outside it, Louisville is the main destination (17%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Sycamore, and who commutes in
On a workday 77 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 96 people are in Sycamore on a workday afternoon, 44% 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.
The towns that employ Sycamore’s residents
Where Sycamore clocks in
9% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Sycamore
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sycamore, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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 Sycamore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Sycamore spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sycamore workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 16% 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 distance from Sycamore to work
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.
The towns around Sycamore
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sycamore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore | – | — | — | 20 min | $65,000 |
| Douglass Hills | under 2% | B | B− | 19 min | $78,482 |
| Blue Ridge Manor | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blue Ridge Manor: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sycamore’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 Sycamore: questions
What is the median household income in Sycamore?
$65,000 (±$28,156) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sycamore?
9.3%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sycamore?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sycamore work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (17%, 7 mi), Jeffersontown (9%, 3 mi), Watterson Park (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sycamore without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sycamore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sycamore
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.