Work & commute · Argonia

Work & commute in Argonia, KS

Most working residents leave Argonia for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wichita (33%), Wellington (7%) and Conway Springs (6%). Half commute less than 34 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 213 working residents

Typical commute

34 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

32 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

31%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 210 Argonia residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 62 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Argonia.

210live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

62work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Argonia goes to work

Wichita36.9 mi away

33%71

Wellington19.6 mi away

7%15

Conway Springs10.7 mi away

6%13

Waco29.2 mi away

6%12

Derby34.4 mi away

3%6

Riverside34.1 mi away

3%6

Topeka165.9 mi away

2%4

Township 510.8 mi away

2%4

Harmon25.1 mi away

2%4

Argonia (in town)right here

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%75

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

How far

How far Argonia commutes

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

22%

57%

18%

3%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

57%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Argonia is a commuter town

0.31jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Argonia are

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

Jobs based in Argonia

65 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)91%

$1,250 a month or less35%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Argonia residents hold

213 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−32%

Jobs based in Argonia, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 65. 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.