Work and Jobs in Ashland Rural, Kentucky (KY) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Ashland Rural are: Health care (9.7% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (8.9% of civilian employees), Construction (8.8% of civilian employees). 75.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 8.7% greater than the rate of 68.7% across the entire state of Kentucky.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 9.7% (281) | 2.2% (36) | 18.9% (245) |
| Accommodation and food services | 8.9% (259) | 9.1% (145) | 8.8% (114) |
| Construction | 8.8% (255) | 14.3% (229) | 2.0% (26) |
| Educational services | 8.3% (240) | 3.1% (50) | 14.6% (190) |
| Metal and metal products | 7.7% (224) | 11.1% (178) | 3.5% (46) |
| Public administration | 4.6% (133) | 4.2% (67) | 5.1% (66) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 4.3% (124) | 7.0% (112) | 0.9% (12) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 3.5% (100) | 2.0% (32) | 5.2% (68) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.1% (91) | 2.8% (45) | 3.5% (46) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.1% (91) | 5.3% (85) | 0.5% (6) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.1% (90) | 0.0% (0) | 6.9% (90) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.0% (87) | 0.4% (7) | 6.2% (80) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.6% (75) | 3.4% (55) | 1.5% (20) |
| Utilities | 1.9% (56) | 2.5% (40) | 1.2% (16) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 1.9% (54) | 2.3% (37) | 1.3% (17) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.8% (53) | 1.9% (30) | 1.8% (23) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.3% (38) | 1.9% (30) | 0.6% (8) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.3% (38) | 2.4% (38) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 1.2% (35) | 1.8% (28) | 0.5% (7) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.0% (28) | 1.8% (28) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.9% (26) | 1.3% (21) | 0.4% (5) |
| Rail transportation | 0.9% (26) | 1.6% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.9% (25) | 1.6% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.8% (23) | 0.9% (14) | 0.7% (9) |
| Chemicals | 0.8% (22) | 0.2% (4) | 1.4% (18) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (22) | 0.8% (13) | 0.7% (9) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.8% (22) | 1.4% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.7% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (19) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (19) | 0.8% (12) | 0.5% (7) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (19) | 1.2% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.6% (18) | 0.6% (9) | 0.7% (9) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.6% (18) | 0.4% (7) | 0.8% (11) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (18) | 1.1% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.6% (18) | 0.5% (8) | 0.8% (10) |
| Machinery | 0.6% (17) | 1.1% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.6% (17) | 1.1% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.6% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (17) |
| Apparel | 0.6% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (17) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.6% (16) | 1.0% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 0.6% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (16) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (13) | 0.4% (7) | 0.5% (6) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.4% (12) | 0.8% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.4% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (12) |
| Food | 0.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (11) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (10) | 0.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.3% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (9) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.3% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (9) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (8) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (8) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.3% (8) | 0.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (7) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.2% (7) | 0.4% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Water transportation | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Ashland Rural
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 7.1%Males
- 7.1%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Ashland Rural: | 4.6% (131) |
| Kentucky: | 3.7% (65,918) |
5:30am:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.8% (50) |
| Kentucky: | 3.1% (55,792) |
6am:
| Ashland Rural: | 5.2% (149) |
| Kentucky: | 4.7% (84,161) |
6:30am:
| Ashland Rural: | 9.7% (275) |
| Kentucky: | 8.8% (156,072) |
7am:
| Ashland Rural: | 10.3% (293) |
| Kentucky: | 10.8% (191,924) |
7:30am:
| Ashland Rural: | 15.2% (433) |
| Kentucky: | 14.4% (256,256) |
8am:
| Ashland Rural: | 22.0% (626) |
| Kentucky: | 15.6% (277,275) |
8:30am:
| Ashland Rural: | 6.7% (190) |
| Kentucky: | 8.8% (156,855) |
9am:
| Ashland Rural: | 2.7% (78) |
| Kentucky: | 4.2% (75,532) |
10am:
| Ashland Rural: | 3.5% (99) |
| Kentucky: | 4.4% (77,954) |
11am:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.2% (33) |
| Kentucky: | 1.9% (33,406) |
12pm:
| Ashland Rural: | 0.1% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 1.0% (17,303) |
4pm:
| Ashland Rural: | 7.3% (208) |
| Kentucky: | 7.6% (135,045) |
>4pm:
| Ashland Rural: | 7.7% (219) |
| Kentucky: | 8.4% (150,096) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 2.0% (57) |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% (67,210) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 9.2% (262) |
| Kentucky: | 11.8% (210,440) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 18.8% (535) |
| Kentucky: | 16.3% (290,128) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 26.3% (749) |
| Kentucky: | 16.9% (301,009) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 21.8% (620) |
| Kentucky: | 14.7% (262,418) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 3.2% (91) |
| Kentucky: | 5.7% (101,130) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 7.6% (216) |
| Kentucky: | 11.7% (208,362) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.4% (40) |
| Kentucky: | 2.3% (40,576) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.2% (34) |
| Kentucky: | 2.5% (44,172) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 2.1% (61) |
| Kentucky: | 5.8% (102,842) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.4% (39) |
| Kentucky: | 3.5% (61,841) |
90 or more minutes:
| Ashland Rural: | 3.0% (84) |
| Kentucky: | 2.4% (43,461) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Ashland Rural: | 87.9% (2,502) |
| Kentucky: | 80.2% (1,429,053) |
Carpooled:
| Ashland Rural: | 7.9% (226) |
| Kentucky: | 12.6% (224,643) |
Walked:
| Ashland Rural: | 0.9% (25) |
| Kentucky: | 2.4% (42,494) |
Other means:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.2% (35) |
| Kentucky: | 0.7% (12,374) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Ashland Rural: | 91.7% (2,502) |
| Kentucky: | 86.4% (1,429,053) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Ashland Rural: | 7.6% (206) |
| Kentucky: | 10.8% (178,387) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Ashland Rural: | 0.7% (20) |
| Kentucky: | 0.6% (10,003) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Ashland Rural: | 75.3% (2,182) |
| Kentucky: | 68.7% (1,235,989) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.8% (53) |
| Kentucky: | 3.0% (53,084) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Ashland Rural: | 6.4% (184) |
| Kentucky: | 6.8% (121,764) |
Local government workers:
| Ashland Rural: | 5.9% (170) |
| Kentucky: | 5.6% (100,920) |
State government workers:
| Ashland Rural: | 5.2% (151) |
| Kentucky: | 6.4% (114,791) |
Federal government workers:
| Ashland Rural: | 2.0% (57) |
| Kentucky: | 2.5% (44,072) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Ashland Rural: | 3.5% (100) |
| Kentucky: | 6.7% (120,288) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Ashland Rural: | 83.9% (1,343) |
| Kentucky: | 72.0% (690,861) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.4% (22) |
| Kentucky: | 4.1% (39,506) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Ashland Rural: | 0.4% (6) |
| Kentucky: | 4.0% (37,911) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Ashland Rural: | 5.7% (91) |
| Kentucky: | 4.2% (39,968) |
State government workers - Males:
| Ashland Rural: | 2.2% (35) |
| Kentucky: | 4.5% (43,483) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.4% (22) |
| Kentucky: | 2.2% (21,587) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Ashland Rural: | 5.1% (81) |
| Kentucky: | 8.6% (82,249) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Ashland Rural: | 64.7% (839) |
| Kentucky: | 65.0% (545,128) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Ashland Rural: | 2.4% (31) |
| Kentucky: | 1.6% (13,578) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Ashland Rural: | 13.7% (178) |
| Kentucky: | 10.0% (83,853) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Ashland Rural: | 6.1% (79) |
| Kentucky: | 7.3% (60,952) |
State government workers - Females:
| Ashland Rural: | 8.9% (116) |
| Kentucky: | 8.5% (71,308) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Ashland Rural: | 2.7% (35) |
| Kentucky: | 2.7% (22,485) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Ashland Rural: | 1.5% (19) |
| Kentucky: | 4.5% (38,039) |