Most of Ten Broeck commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Ten Broeck itself; outside it, Louisville draws the most (20%, 8 miles). There are 6 jobs in Ten Broeck; 44 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 41% of workers, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Ten Broeck quiets down on a workday
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Ten Broeck on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Ten Broeck’s residents
Where Ten Broeck clocks in
7% 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.
In Ten Broeck, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ten Broeck, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 6. 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 Ten Broeck’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Ten Broeck: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ten Broeck workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 26 commuters (the 41% 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.
Where in the region Ten Broeck works
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 to Ten Broeck
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ten Broeck workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Broeck | – | — | — | 18 min | $119,500 |
| Broeck Pointe | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Broeck Pointe: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ten Broeck’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 Ten Broeck: questions
What is the median household income in Ten Broeck?
$119,500 (±$72,271) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ten Broeck?
3.6%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ten Broeck?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 41% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ten Broeck work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (20%, 8 mi), Watterson Park (11%, 9 mi), Lyndon (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ten Broeck without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ten Broeck, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ten Broeck
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.