Work & commute · Bushong

Work & commute in Bushong, KS

Most working residents leave Bushong for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Emporia (45%), Liberty (9%) and Wamego (9%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 11 working residents

Typical commute

39 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

70%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 11 Bushong residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bushong.

11live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

4work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bushong goes to work

Emporia16.9 mi away

45%5

Liberty108.8 mi away

9%1

Wamego39 mi away

9%1

Atchison87.4 mi away

9%1

Maize88.6 mi away

9%1

Wichita88.6 mi away

9%1

Overland Park86.1 mi away

9%1

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

How far

How far Bushong commutes

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

45%

0%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

9%25–50 mi

45%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bushong is a commuter town

0.36jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Bushong are

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

Jobs based in Bushong

4 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less25%

$1,251–$3,333 a month75%

Over $3,333 a month0%

Jobs Bushong residents hold

11 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities36%

Services (health, schools, offices…)36%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month73%

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.