Work & commute · Independence

Work & commute in Independence, KY

Most working residents leave Independence for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cincinnati (11%), Florence (9%) and Covington (7%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

576 of 14,582 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 14,006 Independence residents head out of town to work, 576 work right here, and 4,287 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Independence.

14,006live here, work elsewhere

576live and work here

4,287work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Independence goes to work

Cincinnati, OH12.8 mi away

11%1,581

Florence6 mi away

9%1,370

Covington5.6 mi away

7%1,079

Fort Wright6.1 mi away

4%604

Independence (in town)right here

4%576

Erlanger6.3 mi away

3%489

Edgewood3.6 mi away

3%482

Lexington-Fayette urban county63.5 mi away

2%326

Hebron11.3 mi away

2%286

Newport9.5 mi away

2%254

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%7,535

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

How far

How far Independence commutes

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

55%

27%

14%

55%Under 10 mi

27%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

14%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Independence is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Independence are

4,863 jobs are based in Independence. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Independence’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Independence

4,863 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Independence residents hold

14,582 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month67%

+57%

Jobs based in Independence, 2013 → 2023: 3,094 → 4,863. 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.