Photo: Brian Stansberry (photographer) · CC BY 4.0Warfield at work: jobs, income and the commute
Commuters spend 32 minutes getting to work on average, where Kentucky has 24 and the U.S. 26. 2% of workers have no commute at all, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%. Only 1% stay in Warfield for work; outside it, Inez is the main destination (9%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Warfield: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Warfield on a workday afternoon, 13% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Warfield to work: where people go
Where Warfield clocks in
9% of workers
3% 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.
Inside Warfield’s 98 jobs
98 jobs are based in Warfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Warfield, 2013 → 2023: 86 → 98. 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 Warfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Warfield: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Warfield workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 2% 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.
How far Warfield’s workers travel
About 35% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Around Warfield: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Warfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warfield | – | — | — | 32 min | $61,324 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Warfield’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 Warfield: questions
What is the median household income in Warfield?
$61,324 (±$21,578) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Warfield?
8.8%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Warfield?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Warfield work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Inez (9%, 7 mi), Whitesburg (3%, 54 mi), Hazard (3%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Warfield 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 Warfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Warfield
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.