Work & commute · South Williamson

Work & commute in South Williamson, KY

Most working residents leave South Williamson for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Pikeville (21%), Williamson (7%) and Hazard (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

20 of 192 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

39 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 172 South Williamson residents head out of town to work, 20 work right here, and 844 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South Williamson.

172live here, work elsewhere

20live and work here

844work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where South Williamson goes to work

Pikeville18.4 mi away

21%41

South Williamson (in town)right here

10%20

Williamson, WV1.2 mi away

7%13

Hazard57.2 mi away

3%6

Coal Run Village17.1 mi away

3%6

Lexington-Fayette urban county121.2 mi away

3%6

Prestonsburg26.3 mi away

3%5

Paintsville30.3 mi away

2%3

Louisa35.8 mi away

1%2

Morehead73 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%88

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

How far

How far South Williamson commutes

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

32%

34%

25%

32%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

South Williamson is a job hub

4.50jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in South Williamson are

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

Jobs based in South Williamson

864 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities31%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs South Williamson residents hold

192 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month43%

−36%

Jobs based in South Williamson, 2013 → 2023: 1,353 → 864. 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.