Work & commute · Water Valley

Work & commute in Water Valley, KY

Most working residents leave Water Valley for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Mayfield (17%), Fulton (10%) and Murray (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 89 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 89 Water Valley residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Water Valley.

89live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Water Valley goes to work

Mayfield14.8 mi away

17%15

Fulton5.5 mi away

10%9

Murray27.2 mi away

7%6

Martin, TN16.1 mi away

4%4

Paducah35.9 mi away

2%2

South Fulton, TN6.6 mi away

2%2

Paragould, AR101.2 mi away

1%1

Metropolis, IL40.7 mi away

1%1

Lafayette, IN284.8 mi away

1%1

Northfield210.7 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%47

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

How far

How far Water Valley commutes

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

21%

44%

22%

13%

21%Under 10 mi

44%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Water Valley is a commuter town

0.02jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Water Valley are

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

Jobs based in Water Valley

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less50%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Water Valley residents hold

89 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month53%

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.