Work & commute · Blackey

Work & commute in Blackey, KY

Most working residents leave Blackey for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Whitesburg (29%), Hazard (13%) and Fleming-Neon (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 31 working residents

Typical commute

15 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 31 Blackey residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Blackey.

31live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Blackey goes to work

Whitesburg9.1 mi away

29%9

Hazard14.5 mi away

13%4

Fleming-Neon16.1 mi away

3%1

Barbourville53 mi away

3%1

Manchester43.2 mi away

3%1

London60.2 mi away

3%1

Shelbyville143.4 mi away

3%1

Lexington-Fayette urban county102 mi away

3%1

Norton, VA24.4 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%11

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

How far

How far Blackey commutes

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

42%

23%

29%

42%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Blackey is a commuter town

0.06jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Blackey are

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

Jobs based in Blackey

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month100%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Blackey residents hold

31 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less3%

$1,251–$3,333 a month45%

Over $3,333 a month52%

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.