Work & commute · Betsy Layne

Work & commute in Betsy Layne, KY

Most working residents leave Betsy Layne for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Pikeville (26%), Prestonsburg (17%) and Coal Run Village (4%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 223 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 221 Betsy Layne residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 88 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Betsy Layne.

221live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

88work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Betsy Layne goes to work

Pikeville7.4 mi away

26%58

Prestonsburg11.8 mi away

17%37

Coal Run Village4.1 mi away

4%8

Lexington-Fayette urban county105.6 mi away

4%8

Paintsville21 mi away

2%4

Hazard37.4 mi away

1%3

Ashland62.7 mi away

1%3

Georgetown115.1 mi away

1%3

Inez22.4 mi away

1%2

Jeffersontown166.8 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%95

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Betsy Layne commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

49%

22%

23%

49%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Betsy Layne is a commuter town

0.40jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.40 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Betsy Layne are

90 jobs are based in Betsy Layne. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Betsy Layne’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Betsy Layne

90 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month38%

Jobs Betsy Layne residents hold

223 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−59%

Jobs based in Betsy Layne, 2013 → 2023: 222 → 90. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.