Work & commute · Almena-District 4

Work & commute in Almena-District 4, KS

Most working residents leave Almena-District 4 for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Norton (28%), Almena (15%) and Center-District 1 (12%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

16%

30 of 182 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 152 Almena-District 4 residents head out of town to work, 30 work right here, and 412 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Almena-District 4.

152live here, work elsewhere

30live and work here

412work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Almena-District 4 goes to work

Norton10.4 mi away

28%51

Almena0.2 mi away

15%27

Center-District 114 mi away

12%22

Wichita198.4 mi away

3%5

Garden City146 mi away

2%4

Highland-District 222 mi away

2%4

Clayton27 mi away

2%3

Logan17.8 mi away

2%3

Hays72.9 mi away

2%3

Almena-District 4 (in town)right here

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%57

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Almena-District 4 commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

28%

34%

29%

28%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Almena-District 4 is a job hub

2.43jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Almena-District 4 are

442 jobs are based in Almena-District 4. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Almena-District 4’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Almena-District 4

442 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities2%

Services (health, schools, offices…)94%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Almena-District 4 residents hold

182 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+271%

Jobs based in Almena-District 4, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 442. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.