Work & commute · Science Hill

Work & commute in Science Hill, KY

Most working residents leave Science Hill for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Somerset (40%), Lexington-Fayette urban county (4%) and Berea (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

6 of 268 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 262 Science Hill residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 263 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Science Hill.

262live here, work elsewhere

6live and work here

263work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Science Hill goes to work

Somerset6.2 mi away

40%107

Lexington-Fayette urban county60.7 mi away

4%10

Berea34.3 mi away

3%7

Science Hill (in town)right here

2%6

Harrodsburg42.8 mi away

2%6

London30.8 mi away

2%6

Monticello25.9 mi away

2%5

Williamsburg39.6 mi away

1%3

Danville33.1 mi away

1%3

Frankfort71.7 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%112

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

How far

How far Science Hill commutes

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

55%

15%

21%

55%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Science Hill is balanced between jobs and homes

1.00jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Science Hill are

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

Jobs based in Science Hill

269 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Science Hill residents hold

268 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month39%

+627%

Jobs based in Science Hill, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 269. 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.