--- title: Kentucky Food Manufacturer Case Study | SHARE Mobility description: How a large food manufacturer in rural Kentucky used SHARE to fill 92 open positions in 4 months and recover $12.9M in annual productivity. image: https://sharemobility.com/assets/images/share-social-card.png --- [![SHARE Mobility](https://www.sharemobility.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/2026%20Website%20Update/assets/logos/SHARE_Logo_white%20text.png)](https://www.sharemobility.com/) [Solutions](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions) [Microtransit On-demand public transit zones](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions/microtransit) [Public Transit Fixed-route and hybrid service management](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions/public-transit) [Medical Transportation NEMT and healthcare trip management](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions/medical-transportation) [Paratransit ADA-compliant demand-response service](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions/paratransit) [Campus Transit University and multi-stop fixed routes](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions/campus-transit) [Corporate Shuttles Employee and employer shuttle programs](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions/corporate-shuttles) [View all solutions](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions) [Features](https://www.sharemobility.com/features) [Dispatch Dashboard Real-time fleet map and trip control](https://www.sharemobility.com/features/dispatch-dashboard) [Route Optimization Automated routing to cut miles and time](https://www.sharemobility.com/features/route-optimization) [Trip Scheduling Demand-responsive and fixed-route scheduling](https://www.sharemobility.com/features/scheduling) [Driver App Mobile tools for drivers and manifests](https://www.sharemobility.com/features/driver-tools) [Rider App Self-service booking and trip notifications](https://www.sharemobility.com/features/rider-tools) [Reporting NTD, grant, and operational reporting](https://www.sharemobility.com/features/reporting) [Fare Payment Flexible fare collection and subsidies](https://www.sharemobility.com/features/fare-payment) [View all features](https://www.sharemobility.com/features) [Who We Serve](https://www.sharemobility.com/for) [Fleet Operators Manage multi-client dispatch operations](https://www.sharemobility.com/for/fleet-operators) [NEMT Providers Medicaid billing and trip coordination](https://www.sharemobility.com/for/nemt-providers) [Municipalities Public transit and paratransit management](https://www.sharemobility.com/for/municipalities) [Private Employers Employee shuttle and commute programs](https://www.sharemobility.com/for/employers) [Universities Campus transit and demand-responsive rides](https://www.sharemobility.com/for/universities) [View all verticals](https://www.sharemobility.com/for) [Resources](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources) [Case Studies Real results from operators using SHARE](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources/case-studies) [White Papers In-depth guides on transit operations](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources/white-papers) [Mobile Apps Download the rider and driver apps](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources/mobile-apps) [Blog Operator insights and product updates](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources/blog) [Changelog What's new in the platform](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources/changelog) [View all resources](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources) [Pricing](https://www.sharemobility.com/pricing) [Log In](https://app.sharemobility.com) [Talk with Our Team](https://www.sharemobility.com/demo) [Book a Demo](https://www.sharemobility.com/demo) [Solutions](https://www.sharemobility.com/solutions) [Features](https://www.sharemobility.com/features) [Who We Serve](https://www.sharemobility.com/for) [Resources](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources) [Pricing](https://www.sharemobility.com/pricing) [Log In](https://app.sharemobility.com) [Book a Demo](https://www.sharemobility.com/demo) [Home](https://www.sharemobility.com/) › [Resources](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources/) › [Case Studies](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources/case-studies) › Kentucky Food Manufacturer Case Study # 200 Open Positions. Rural Facility. Workers 60 Miles Away. Solved. A large food manufacturer in rural Kentucky couldn't fill over 200 positions because workers lived too far away. SHARE connected two labor markets to the facility and filled 92 roles in four months. [Book a Demo](https://www.sharemobility.com/demo) [All Case Studies](https://www.sharemobility.com/resources/) ![Workforce commute program](https://www.sharemobility.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/2026%20Website%20Update/assets/photos/workforce-commute-program.png) 92 Positions Filled in 4 Months $1.07M Monthly Productivity Recovery $12.9M Annual Productivity Gain The Challenge ## A rural facility, 200 open positions, and a labor pool just out of reach The manufacturer faced a structural talent shortage rooted in geography. The facility's rural location and shift schedule meant the only viable candidates were people within driving distance. That pool was too small to fill open headcount, and it had no room to grow under the existing hiring approach. Workers who could fill the roles existed in nearby markets, some more than 60 miles away in opposite directions. Without a reliable daily connection between those workers and the facility, those markets were effectively inaccessible. Over 200 positions remained open, with costs compounding at roughly $12,000 per role per month. Recruiting within driving distance alone could not fill open roles at the pace or volume the company required. Program Details - Large food manufacturing facility, rural Kentucky - Workforce transportation program - Multi-directional commute corridors, 60+ miles - Multilingual workforce including refugee communities - Ride booking via multilingual SHARE app - Routes connecting two separate labor markets to one facility How SHARE Helped ## Commuter analysis, multi-directional routing, and multilingual booking in one platform SHARE's Commuter Analysis identified priority hiring zones by mapping population density and socio-economic data. The platform then designed multi-directional commute routes connecting two labor markets to the facility and scaled ridership as more workers enrolled. ### Commuter Analysis SHARE mapped population density and socio-economic data to identify hiring zones, pointing the company toward talent markets that had been completely out of reach without transportation. ### Multi-directional Routing Routes connected workers from two separate labor markets, each more than 60 miles in opposite directions, to a single rural production facility. Vehicle capacity aligned to actual shift schedules. ### Multilingual Booking Ride booking available in multiple languages, with confirmed pickups up to six months in advance in under 30 seconds. A consistent daily commute that makes a rural job accessible to workers in distant markets. ### Real-time Visibility The operations team maintained real-time visibility into active trips across all corridors. Routes refined continuously as ridership data flowed through the platform, without manual coordination. The Results ## Documented outcomes from the Kentucky workforce transportation program 92 Positions Filled in Four Months The program filled 92 positions within four months of launch, representing 46 percent of open headcount. These were roles that had been vacant for an extended period before transportation was introduced. $1.07M Monthly Productivity Recovery Filling those positions generated over $1 million in monthly productivity recovery, based on the estimated cost of each open role to the company's operations. $12.9M Annual Productivity Gain Annualized, the program generated $12.9 million in recovered productivity from a workforce transportation investment that connected two labor markets to a single rural facility. 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