Work & commute · Grayson

Work & commute in Grayson, KY

About one in 4 of Grayson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ashland (11%), Huntington (4%) and Morehead (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

25%

297 of 1,210 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 913 Grayson residents head out of town to work, 297 work right here, and 2,506 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Grayson.

913live here, work elsewhere

297live and work here

2,506work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Grayson goes to work

Grayson (in town)right here

25%297

Ashland17.9 mi away

11%133

Huntington, WV27.6 mi away

4%50

Morehead29.6 mi away

3%37

Lexington-Fayette urban county85.1 mi away

3%32

Olive Hill12.8 mi away

1%17

Catlettsburg18.9 mi away

1%13

Russell17.9 mi away

1%12

Flatwoods17.3 mi away

1%11

Prestonsburg46.3 mi away

1%11

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%597

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

How far

How far Grayson commutes

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

35%

31%

14%

21%

35%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Grayson is a job hub

2.32jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Grayson are

2,803 jobs are based in Grayson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Grayson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Grayson

2,803 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Grayson residents hold

1,210 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−25%

Jobs based in Grayson, 2013 → 2023: 3,734 → 2,803. 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.