Work & commute · Chanute

Work & commute in Chanute, KS

52% of Chanute’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Humboldt (4%), Iola (4%) and Parsons (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

52%

1,800 of 3,465 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 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 1,665 Chanute residents head out of town to work, 1,800 work right here, and 3,177 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chanute.

1,665live here, work elsewhere

1,800live and work here

3,177work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chanute goes to work

Chanute (in town)right here

52%1,800

Humboldt10 mi away

4%150

Iola18.2 mi away

4%141

Parsons25.6 mi away

3%111

Wichita103 mi away

2%75

Pittsburg45.6 mi away

2%64

Coffeyville45.2 mi away

2%56

Independence33.2 mi away

1%51

Overland Park94.1 mi away

1%46

Topeka95.1 mi away

1%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%932

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

How far

How far Chanute commutes

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

58%

11%

20%

58%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chanute is balanced between jobs and homes

1.44jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Chanute are

4,977 jobs are based in Chanute. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chanute’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Chanute

4,977 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Chanute residents hold

3,465 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+3%

Jobs based in Chanute, 2013 → 2023: 4,811 → 4,977. 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.