Work & commute · Baker

Work & commute in Baker, KS

About one in 3 of Baker’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Quinter (26%), Oakley (6%) and Grainfield (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

158 of 504 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 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 346 Baker residents head out of town to work, 158 work right here, and 432 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Baker.

346live here, work elsewhere

158live and work here

432work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Baker goes to work

Quinter4.1 mi away

26%133

Oakley34.8 mi away

6%29

Baker (in town)right here

5%25

Grainfield15.6 mi away

5%23

Grinnell25.1 mi away

4%22

Gove City15.1 mi away

4%18

WaKeeney17.9 mi away

4%18

Grinnell23.8 mi away

3%16

Colby51.5 mi away

3%14

Hays48.7 mi away

3%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%193

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

How far

How far Baker commutes

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

32%

20%

18%

30%

32%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Baker is balanced between jobs and homes

1.17jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.17 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Baker are

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

Jobs based in Baker

590 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Baker residents hold

504 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month43%

−3%

Jobs based in Baker, 2013 → 2023: 610 → 590. 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.