Latest news about work in Sparta, KY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
The most common industries in Sparta are: Health care (16.9% of civilian employees), Metal & metal products (13.5% of civilian employees), Construction (9.0% of civilian employees). 51.8% of workers work in Gallatin County. 53.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 25.6% less 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 Sparta, Kentucky was 230 / 282
Most common industries
Most common industries
Industry
All
Males
Females
Health care
16.9% (15)
8.6% (5)
32.3% (10)
Metal and metal products
13.5% (12)
20.7% (12)
0.0% (0)
Construction
9.0% (8)
12.1% (7)
3.2% (1)
Transportation equipment
5.6% (5)
0.0% (0)
16.1% (5)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
4.5% (4)
6.9% (4)
0.0% (0)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
4.5% (4)
6.9% (4)
0.0% (0)
Accommodation and food services
4.5% (4)
6.9% (4)
0.0% (0)
Air transportation
3.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
9.7% (3)
Rail transportation
3.4% (3)
5.2% (3)
0.0% (0)
Administrative and support and waste management services
3.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
9.7% (3)
Repair and maintenance
3.4% (3)
5.2% (3)
0.0% (0)
Personal and laundry services
3.4% (3)
0.0% (0)
9.7% (3)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
3.4% (3)
5.2% (3)
0.0% (0)
Printing and related support activities
2.2% (2)
0.0% (0)
6.5% (2)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers
2.2% (2)
0.0% (0)
6.5% (2)
Nonmetallic mineral products
2.2% (2)
3.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
Wood products
2.2% (2)
3.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
Food and beverage stores
2.2% (2)
0.0% (0)
6.5% (2)
Gasoline stations
2.2% (2)
3.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
Truck transportation
2.2% (2)
3.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
Educational services
2.2% (2)
3.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
2.2% (2)
3.4% (2)
0.0% (0)
Public administration
1.1% (1)
1.7% (1)
0.0% (0)
Unemployment in Sparta
Unemployment by race in 2022
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
6.2%Males
3.5%Females
Unemployment by race in 2000
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
3.1%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Sparta:
4.5% (5)
Kentucky:
5.8% (106,411)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Sparta:
8.7% (10)
Kentucky:
5.0% (91,562)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Sparta:
5.4% (6)
Kentucky:
5.4% (97,792)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Sparta:
12.4% (14)
Kentucky:
8.8% (160,781)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Sparta:
22.7% (26)
Kentucky:
9.8% (177,898)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Sparta:
15.1% (17)
Kentucky:
14.4% (262,079)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Sparta:
3.4% (4)
Kentucky:
12.2% (221,546)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Sparta:
6.3% (7)
Kentucky:
9.6% (174,071)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Sparta:
13.7% (16)
Kentucky:
4.9% (88,917)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Sparta:
0.8% (1)
Kentucky:
1.2% (22,026)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Sparta:
1.8% (2)
Kentucky:
7.4% (134,033)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Sparta:
5.2% (6)
Kentucky:
8.6% (156,276)
<5am:
Sparta:
5.9% (5)
Kentucky:
3.7% (65,918)
5:30am:
Sparta:
7.1% (6)
Kentucky:
3.1% (55,792)
6am:
Sparta:
4.7% (4)
Kentucky:
4.7% (84,161)
6:30am:
Sparta:
22.4% (19)
Kentucky:
8.8% (156,072)
7am:
Sparta:
14.1% (12)
Kentucky:
10.8% (191,924)
7:30am:
Sparta:
10.6% (9)
Kentucky:
14.4% (256,256)
8am:
Sparta:
15.3% (13)
Kentucky:
15.6% (277,275)
8:30am:
Sparta:
2.4% (2)
Kentucky:
8.8% (156,855)
10am:
Sparta:
1.2% (1)
Kentucky:
4.4% (77,954)
4pm:
Sparta:
11.8% (10)
Kentucky:
7.6% (135,045)
>4pm:
Sparta:
4.7% (4)
Kentucky:
8.4% (150,096)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
Sparta:
3.3% (2)
Kentucky:
7.4% (72,814)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Sparta:
16.0% (10)
Kentucky:
6.5% (63,906)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Sparta:
10.0% (6)
Kentucky:
6.7% (65,195)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Sparta:
21.9% (14)
Kentucky:
10.3% (101,417)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Sparta:
13.3% (8)
Kentucky:
9.5% (93,068)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Sparta:
17.1% (11)
Kentucky:
13.3% (130,226)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Sparta:
11.7% (7)
Kentucky:
8.9% (86,957)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Sparta:
3.1% (2)
Kentucky:
4.0% (39,548)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
Sparta:
6.4% (4)
Kentucky:
9.1% (89,441)
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Sparta:
5.9% (3)
Kentucky:
4.0% (33,597)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Sparta:
1.8% (1)
Kentucky:
7.1% (59,364)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Sparta:
35.1% (18)
Kentucky:
10.1% (84,830)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Sparta:
12.8% (7)
Kentucky:
15.7% (131,853)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Sparta:
7.8% (4)
Kentucky:
14.9% (125,643)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
Sparta:
26.9% (14)
Kentucky:
5.9% (49,369)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
Sparta:
2.1% (1)
Kentucky:
1.4% (12,041)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Sparta:
3.9% (2)
Kentucky:
7.2% (60,893)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
Sparta:
3.8% (2)
Kentucky:
7.9% (66,835)
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.8%
5 to 9 minutes:
Sparta:
5.9% (5)
Kentucky:
11.8% (210,440)
10 to 14 minutes:
Sparta:
11.8% (10)
Kentucky:
16.3% (290,128)
15 to 19 minutes:
Sparta:
20.0% (17)
Kentucky:
16.9% (301,009)
20 to 24 minutes:
Sparta:
24.7% (21)
Kentucky:
14.7% (262,418)
30 to 34 minutes:
Sparta:
4.7% (4)
Kentucky:
11.7% (208,362)
35 to 39 minutes:
Sparta:
9.4% (8)
Kentucky:
2.3% (40,576)
40 to 44 minutes:
Sparta:
5.9% (5)
Kentucky:
2.5% (44,172)
45 to 59 minutes:
Sparta:
11.8% (10)
Kentucky:
5.8% (102,842)
60 to 89 minutes:
Sparta:
3.5% (3)
Kentucky:
3.5% (61,841)
90 or more minutes:
Sparta:
2.4% (2)
Kentucky:
2.4% (43,461)
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Sparta:
67.1% (57)
Kentucky:
80.2% (1,429,053)
Carpooled:
Sparta:
23.5% (20)
Kentucky:
12.6% (224,643)
Walked:
Sparta:
9.4% (8)
Kentucky:
2.4% (42,494)
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Sparta:
89.9% (102)
Kentucky:
88.5% (1,545,744)
In 2 person carpool:
Sparta:
4.9% (6)
Kentucky:
9.0% (157,727)
In 3 person carpool:
Sparta:
5.3% (6)
Kentucky:
1.6% (28,081)
Drove alone:
Sparta:
74.0% (57)
Kentucky:
86.4% (1,429,053)
In 2 person carpool:
Sparta:
26.0% (20)
Kentucky:
10.8% (178,387)
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Sparta:
53.5% (62)
Kentucky:
67.2% (1,385,496)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Sparta:
9.6% (11)
Kentucky:
3.1% (63,067)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Sparta:
3.5% (4)
Kentucky:
8.9% (184,048)
Local government workers:
Sparta:
8.8% (10)
Kentucky:
7.1% (147,000)
State government workers:
Sparta:
5.3% (6)
Kentucky:
4.9% (100,503)
Federal government workers:
Sparta:
10.5% (12)
Kentucky:
2.6% (53,473)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Sparta:
8.8% (10)
Kentucky:
6.0% (123,667)
Employee of private company:
Sparta:
76.4% (68)
Kentucky:
68.7% (1,235,989)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Sparta:
3.4% (3)
Kentucky:
6.8% (121,764)
Local government workers:
Sparta:
6.7% (6)
Kentucky:
5.6% (100,920)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Sparta:
13.5% (12)
Kentucky:
6.7% (120,288)
Employee of private company - Males:
Sparta:
67.7% (43)
Kentucky:
71.5% (773,461)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Sparta:
11.3% (7)
Kentucky:
3.7% (40,392)
Local government workers - Males:
Sparta:
3.2% (2)
Kentucky:
5.5% (59,107)
State government workers - Males:
Sparta:
9.7% (6)
Kentucky:
3.6% (38,667)
Federal government workers - Males:
Sparta:
4.8% (3)
Kentucky:
2.8% (30,519)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Sparta:
3.2% (2)
Kentucky:
7.1% (76,456)
Employee of private company - Females:
Sparta:
36.5% (19)
Kentucky:
62.5% (612,035)
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Sparta:
7.7% (4)
Kentucky:
2.3% (22,675)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Sparta:
7.7% (4)
Kentucky:
12.5% (122,561)
Local government workers - Females:
Sparta:
15.4% (8)
Kentucky:
9.0% (87,893)
Federal government workers - Females:
Sparta:
17.3% (9)
Kentucky:
2.3% (22,954)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Sparta:
15.4% (8)
Kentucky:
4.8% (47,211)
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