Work & commute · Raceland

Work & commute in Raceland, KY

Most working residents leave Raceland for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Ashland (25%), Flatwoods (6%) and Russell (6%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28 of 877 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 849 Raceland residents head out of town to work, 28 work right here, and 230 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Raceland.

849live here, work elsewhere

28live and work here

230work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Raceland goes to work

Ashland7.4 mi away

25%220

Flatwoods1 mi away

6%50

Russell2.9 mi away

6%49

Ironton, OH3.3 mi away

4%35

Huntington, WV18.6 mi away

4%31

Raceland (in town)right here

3%28

Portsmouth, OH18.8 mi away

2%20

Greenup5 mi away

2%17

Catlettsburg11.1 mi away

2%15

Lexington-Fayette urban county99.4 mi away

2%15

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%397

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

How far

How far Raceland commutes

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

60%

18%

60%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Raceland is a commuter town

0.29jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Raceland are

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

Jobs based in Raceland

258 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)90%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Raceland residents hold

877 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−72%

Jobs based in Raceland, 2013 → 2023: 922 → 258. 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.