Work and Jobs in La Center, Kentucky (KY) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in La Center are: Construction (10.3% of civilian employees), Health care (10.1% of civilian employees), Educational services (9.1% of civilian employees). 48.0% of workers work in Ballard County and 3.2% of all workers work at home. 79.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 14.9% greater than the rate of 67.2% across the entire state of Kentucky.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of La Center, Kentucky was 1,038 / 848
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of La Center, Kentucky was 1,038 / 848
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 10.3% (42) | 18.6% (42) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health care | 10.1% (41) | 0.0% (0) | 22.8% (41) |
| Educational services | 9.1% (37) | 4.0% (9) | 15.6% (28) |
| Paper | 6.4% (26) | 10.6% (24) | 1.1% (2) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.7% (23) | 1.8% (4) | 10.6% (19) |
| Public administration | 4.9% (20) | 4.4% (10) | 5.6% (10) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.9% (16) | 4.4% (10) | 3.3% (6) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 3.9% (16) | 3.5% (8) | 4.4% (8) |
| Computer and electronic products | 3.9% (16) | 3.1% (7) | 5.0% (9) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.2% (13) | 4.0% (9) | 2.2% (4) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.2% (13) | 4.0% (9) | 2.2% (4) |
| Chemicals | 2.7% (11) | 4.9% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.5% (10) | 4.0% (9) | 0.6% (1) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.5% (10) | 4.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 2.2% (9) | 3.1% (7) | 1.1% (2) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.2% (9) | 0.9% (2) | 3.9% (7) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.5% (6) | 0.9% (2) | 2.2% (4) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.5% (6) | 0.9% (2) | 2.2% (4) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (6) | 1.8% (4) | 1.1% (2) |
| Utilities | 1.5% (6) | 1.8% (4) | 1.1% (2) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.5% (6) | 0.9% (2) | 2.2% (4) |
| Water transportation | 1.5% (6) | 2.7% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (4) |
| Wood products | 1.0% (4) | 1.8% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.0% (4) | 1.8% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.0% (4) | 0.9% (2) | 1.1% (2) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (4) |
| Truck transportation | 0.7% (3) | 1.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (3) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (3) | 1.3% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.5% (2) | 0.9% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (2) |
| Food | 0.2% (1) | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.2% (1) | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (1) | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in La Center
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 44.8%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 7.6%Males
- 10.8%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| La Center: | 5.3% (14) |
| Kentucky: | 5.8% (106,411) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| La Center: | 19.0% (51) |
| Kentucky: | 8.8% (160,781) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| La Center: | 6.7% (18) |
| Kentucky: | 9.8% (177,898) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| La Center: | 18.9% (51) |
| Kentucky: | 14.4% (262,079) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| La Center: | 2.2% (6) |
| Kentucky: | 12.2% (221,546) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| La Center: | 19.9% (54) |
| Kentucky: | 9.6% (174,071) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| La Center: | 5.4% (15) |
| Kentucky: | 4.9% (88,917) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| La Center: | 4.5% (12) |
| Kentucky: | 2.4% (44,296) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| La Center: | 8.5% (23) |
| Kentucky: | 7.4% (134,033) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| La Center: | 8.7% (23) |
| Kentucky: | 8.6% (156,276) |
<5am:
| La Center: | 3.0% (12) |
| Kentucky: | 3.7% (65,918) |
5:30am:
| La Center: | 4.5% (18) |
| Kentucky: | 3.1% (55,792) |
6am:
| La Center: | 6.0% (24) |
| Kentucky: | 4.7% (84,161) |
6:30am:
| La Center: | 14.9% (59) |
| Kentucky: | 8.8% (156,072) |
7am:
| La Center: | 9.6% (38) |
| Kentucky: | 10.8% (191,924) |
7:30am:
| La Center: | 21.9% (87) |
| Kentucky: | 14.4% (256,256) |
8am:
| La Center: | 11.8% (47) |
| Kentucky: | 15.6% (277,275) |
8:30am:
| La Center: | 5.3% (21) |
| Kentucky: | 8.8% (156,855) |
9am:
| La Center: | 1.0% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 4.2% (75,532) |
10am:
| La Center: | 1.5% (6) |
| Kentucky: | 4.4% (77,954) |
11am:
| La Center: | 1.0% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 1.9% (33,406) |
12pm:
| La Center: | 1.0% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 1.0% (17,303) |
4pm:
| La Center: | 9.6% (38) |
| Kentucky: | 7.6% (135,045) |
>4pm:
| La Center: | 7.3% (29) |
| Kentucky: | 8.4% (150,096) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 9.6% (14) |
| Kentucky: | 7.4% (72,814) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 31.4% (47) |
| Kentucky: | 10.3% (101,417) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 9.7% (15) |
| Kentucky: | 9.5% (93,068) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 12.2% (18) |
| Kentucky: | 13.3% (130,226) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 19.4% (29) |
| Kentucky: | 8.9% (86,957) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 1.3% (2) |
| Kentucky: | 4.0% (39,548) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 2.5% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 2.0% (19,947) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 11.2% (17) |
| Kentucky: | 7.5% (73,140) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| La Center: | 3.3% (5) |
| Kentucky: | 9.1% (89,441) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 4.7% (6) |
| Kentucky: | 7.1% (59,364) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 2.5% (3) |
| Kentucky: | 10.1% (84,830) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 27.2% (33) |
| Kentucky: | 15.7% (131,853) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 5.0% (6) |
| Kentucky: | 14.9% (125,643) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 20.6% (25) |
| Kentucky: | 10.3% (87,114) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 10.6% (13) |
| Kentucky: | 5.9% (49,369) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 7.2% (9) |
| Kentucky: | 2.9% (24,349) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 5.0% (6) |
| Kentucky: | 7.2% (60,893) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| La Center: | 15.3% (18) |
| Kentucky: | 7.9% (66,835) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 48.0%
Number of people working at home: 9 (3.2% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 9 (3.2% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| La Center: | 12.3% (55) |
| Kentucky: | 3.1% (57,124) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| La Center: | 29.8% (134) |
| Kentucky: | 11.5% (211,437) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| La Center: | 17.6% (79) |
| Kentucky: | 14.9% (273,865) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| La Center: | 13.6% (61) |
| Kentucky: | 16.5% (303,998) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| La Center: | 5.0% (23) |
| Kentucky: | 15.2% (279,854) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| La Center: | 6.6% (30) |
| Kentucky: | 7.3% (134,451) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| La Center: | 9.8% (44) |
| Kentucky: | 12.4% (227,363) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| La Center: | 1.0% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 3.1% (57,367) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| La Center: | 2.3% (10) |
| Kentucky: | 4.0% (73,723) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| La Center: | 9.8% (39) |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% (67,210) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| La Center: | 15.9% (63) |
| Kentucky: | 11.8% (210,440) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| La Center: | 6.0% (24) |
| Kentucky: | 16.3% (290,128) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| La Center: | 14.6% (58) |
| Kentucky: | 16.9% (301,009) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| La Center: | 14.1% (56) |
| Kentucky: | 14.7% (262,418) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| La Center: | 6.8% (27) |
| Kentucky: | 5.7% (101,130) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| La Center: | 15.1% (60) |
| Kentucky: | 11.7% (208,362) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| La Center: | 5.0% (20) |
| Kentucky: | 2.3% (40,576) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| La Center: | 1.8% (7) |
| Kentucky: | 2.5% (44,172) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| La Center: | 6.5% (26) |
| Kentucky: | 5.8% (102,842) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| La Center: | 1.0% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 3.5% (61,841) |
90 or more minutes:
| La Center: | 1.8% (7) |
| Kentucky: | 2.4% (43,461) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| La Center: | 17.8% (28) |
| Kentucky: | 3.0% (29,563) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| La Center: | 18.0% (29) |
| Kentucky: | 10.8% (107,031) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| La Center: | 33.4% (53) |
| Kentucky: | 13.6% (134,403) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| La Center: | 15.1% (24) |
| Kentucky: | 15.7% (155,170) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| La Center: | 8.8% (14) |
| Kentucky: | 7.4% (73,585) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| La Center: | 2.0% (3) |
| Kentucky: | 12.9% (128,210) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| La Center: | 2.8% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 3.3% (33,123) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| La Center: | 9.2% (26) |
| Kentucky: | 3.3% (27,561) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| La Center: | 36.0% (103) |
| Kentucky: | 12.3% (104,406) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| La Center: | 9.5% (27) |
| Kentucky: | 16.5% (139,462) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| La Center: | 12.9% (37) |
| Kentucky: | 17.6% (148,828) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| La Center: | 7.7% (22) |
| Kentucky: | 15.7% (132,388) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| La Center: | 5.4% (15) |
| Kentucky: | 7.2% (60,866) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| La Center: | 13.7% (39) |
| Kentucky: | 11.7% (99,153) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| La Center: | 3.7% (10) |
| Kentucky: | 3.0% (25,080) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| La Center: | 92.1% (330) |
| Kentucky: | 85.1% (712,348) |
Carpooled:
| La Center: | 1.5% (5) |
| Kentucky: | 10.7% (101,769) |
Other means:
| La Center: | 6.5% (23) |
| Kentucky: | 1.4% (10,693) |
Drove car alone:
| La Center: | 85.4% (339) |
| Kentucky: | 80.2% (1,429,053) |
Carpooled:
| La Center: | 11.6% (46) |
| Kentucky: | 12.6% (224,643) |
Bicycle:
| La Center: | 0.5% (2) |
| Kentucky: | 0.1% (2,609) |
Walked:
| La Center: | 1.0% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 2.4% (42,494) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| La Center: | 92.1% (173) |
| Kentucky: | 85.8% (712,348) |
Carpooled - Males:
| La Center: | 2.8% (5) |
| Kentucky: | 9.6% (101,769) |
Other means - Males:
| La Center: | 5.1% (10) |
| Kentucky: | 1.5% (10,693) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| La Center: | 92.0% (157) |
| Kentucky: | 84.2% (712,348) |
Other means - Females:
| La Center: | 8.0% (14) |
| Kentucky: | 1.3% (10,693) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| La Center: | 95.7% (222) |
| Kentucky: | 88.5% (1,545,744) |
In 2 person carpool:
| La Center: | 1.9% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 9.0% (157,727) |
In 3 person carpool:
| La Center: | 1.6% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 1.6% (28,081) |
Drove alone:
| La Center: | 88.1% (339) |
| Kentucky: | 86.4% (1,429,053) |
In 2 person carpool:
| La Center: | 8.8% (34) |
| Kentucky: | 10.8% (178,387) |
In 3 person carpool:
| La Center: | 1.8% (7) |
| Kentucky: | 1.8% (30,156) |
In 4 person carpool:
| La Center: | 1.3% (5) |
| Kentucky: | 0.6% (10,003) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| La Center: | 79.0% (222) |
| Kentucky: | 67.2% (1,385,496) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| La Center: | 2.5% (7) |
| Kentucky: | 3.1% (63,067) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| La Center: | 10.5% (30) |
| Kentucky: | 8.9% (184,048) |
Local government workers:
| La Center: | 2.2% (6) |
| Kentucky: | 7.1% (147,000) |
Federal government workers:
| La Center: | 1.4% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 2.6% (53,473) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| La Center: | 4.3% (12) |
| Kentucky: | 6.0% (123,667) |
Employee of private company:
| La Center: | 71.4% (290) |
| Kentucky: | 68.7% (1,235,989) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| La Center: | 0.5% (2) |
| Kentucky: | 3.0% (53,084) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| La Center: | 7.4% (30) |
| Kentucky: | 6.8% (121,764) |
Local government workers:
| La Center: | 5.2% (21) |
| Kentucky: | 5.6% (100,920) |
State government workers:
| La Center: | 6.9% (28) |
| Kentucky: | 6.4% (114,791) |
Federal government workers:
| La Center: | 4.2% (17) |
| Kentucky: | 2.5% (44,072) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| La Center: | 4.4% (18) |
| Kentucky: | 6.7% (120,288) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| La Center: | 81.8% (128) |
| Kentucky: | 71.5% (773,461) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| La Center: | 4.5% (7) |
| Kentucky: | 3.7% (40,392) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| La Center: | 3.9% (6) |
| Kentucky: | 5.7% (61,487) |
Local government workers - Males:
| La Center: | 1.9% (3) |
| Kentucky: | 5.5% (59,107) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| La Center: | 7.8% (12) |
| Kentucky: | 7.1% (76,456) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| La Center: | 75.4% (94) |
| Kentucky: | 62.5% (612,035) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| La Center: | 18.9% (23) |
| Kentucky: | 12.5% (122,561) |
Local government workers - Females:
| La Center: | 2.5% (3) |
| Kentucky: | 9.0% (87,893) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| La Center: | 3.3% (4) |
| Kentucky: | 2.3% (22,954) |