Work & commute · Martin

Work & commute in Martin, KY

Most working residents leave Martin for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Prestonsburg (26%), Pikeville (8%) and Hazard (4%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

6 of 154 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 148 Martin residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 254 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Martin.

148live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

254work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Martin goes to work

Prestonsburg7.8 mi away

26%40

Pikeville14.1 mi away

8%13

Martin (in town)right here

4%6

Hazard32 mi away

4%6

West Liberty36.8 mi away

2%3

Jeffersontown159.4 mi away

2%3

McDowell7.6 mi away

2%3

Georgetown107.9 mi away

1%2

Somerset106.7 mi away

1%2

Bowling Green206 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

48%74

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

How far

How far Martin commutes

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

48%

19%

12%

22%

48%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Martin is a job hub

1.69jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Martin are

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

Jobs based in Martin

260 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Martin residents hold

154 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−45%

Jobs based in Martin, 2013 → 2023: 477 → 260. 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.