Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

City Commute Profile

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), KY

Where Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)’s 187,309 resident workers go each day — 29.2% work within the area; the top destination beyond it is Louisville.

KentuckyLODES 2023 data
65
Commute Score

65 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) at a glance
Employed Residents
187,309
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
29.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Louisville
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

187,309 commutes, one dot at a time

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

Where 187,309 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), by worker count.

1Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)0.0 mi54,633
2Louisville5.4 mi52,577
3Jeffersontown5.6 mi11,015
4Watterson Park1.4 mi8,804
5St. Matthews5.2 mi7,059
6Lexington-Fayette urban county65.2 mi4,403
7Shepherdsville13.6 mi3,772
8Lyndon7.5 mi3,730

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance).

1Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)0.0 mi54,633
2Louisville5.4 mi22,646
3Jeffersontown5.6 mi3,482
4Lexington-Fayette urban county65.2 mi3,258
5Mount Washington11.0 mi2,366
6Jeffersonville9.6 mi2,337
7Shively8.0 mi2,065
8Shepherdsville13.6 mi1,716

Top industries

The sectors that employ Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing21.5%
RTRetail Trade14.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing11.6%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance8.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.4%
WSWholesale Trade6.3%
COConstruction6.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.2%

Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) city profile

Who lives in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance) — population, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
631,818
Median age
37.7yrs
Median household income
$66,849
Median home value
$233,900
Median gross rent
$1,120/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
33.8%
Poverty rate
15.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Connectivity

Internet options for Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

8 providers · 3 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps93%
5 Gbps93%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance)

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