Work & commute · Altoona

Work & commute in Altoona, KS

Most working residents leave Altoona for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Chanute (18%), Neodesha (12%) and Fredonia (8%). Half commute less than 31 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 153 working residents

Typical commute

31 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 Altoona residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Altoona.

152live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Altoona goes to work

Chanute14.7 mi away

18%27

Neodesha7 mi away

12%19

Fredonia8.8 mi away

8%12

Coffeyville34 mi away

4%6

Wichita93 mi away

4%6

Parsons25.4 mi away

3%5

Lenexa109.9 mi away

3%5

Topeka104.4 mi away

3%5

Independence20.3 mi away

3%4

Arkansas City81.8 mi away

3%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%60

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

How far

How far Altoona commutes

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

23%

24%

12%

41%

23%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

41%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Altoona is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.03 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Altoona are

5 jobs are based in Altoona. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Altoona’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Altoona

5 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities60%

Services (health, schools, offices…)40%

$1,250 a month or less60%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month20%

Jobs Altoona residents hold

153 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−84%

Jobs based in Altoona, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 5. 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.