Work & commute · Onton

Work & commute in Onton, KY

Most working residents leave Onton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Madisonville (15%), Henderson (11%) and Owensboro (11%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 46 working residents

Typical commute

21 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 46 Onton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Onton.

46live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

6work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Onton goes to work

Madisonville15.7 mi away

15%7

Henderson20.6 mi away

11%5

Owensboro22.2 mi away

11%5

Evansville, IN29.9 mi away

9%4

Sebree4.8 mi away

7%3

Dixon14 mi away

4%2

Lexington-Fayette urban county166.1 mi away

4%2

Northfield110.3 mi away

2%1

Scottsville88 mi away

2%1

Mount Washington108 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%15

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

How far

How far Onton commutes

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

22%

43%

13%

22%

22%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Onton is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Onton are

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

Jobs based in Onton

6 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 month17%

Over $3,333 a month83%

Jobs Onton residents hold

46 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)35%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+50%

Jobs based in Onton, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 6. 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.