Work & commute · Battle Hill

Work & commute in Battle Hill, KS

Most working residents leave Battle Hill for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are McPherson (30%), McPherson (10%) and Moundridge (8%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 40 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 40 Battle Hill residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Battle Hill.

40live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Battle Hill goes to work

McPherson15.3 mi away

30%12

McPherson13.1 mi away

10%4

Moundridge20.1 mi away

8%3

Salina25 mi away

8%3

Wichita55 mi away

5%2

Canton6.8 mi away

3%1

Galva9.3 mi away

3%1

Lindsborg15 mi away

3%1

Hillsboro15.1 mi away

3%1

Gardner136.7 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%11

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

How far

How far Battle Hill commutes

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

68%

20%

8%Under 10 mi

68%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Battle Hill is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Battle Hill are

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

Jobs based in Battle Hill

4 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)50%

Trade, transport & utilities50%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month75%

Jobs Battle Hill residents hold

40 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month68%

−83%

Jobs based in Battle Hill, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 4. 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.