Work & commute · East Washington

Work & commute in East Washington, KS

Most working residents leave East Washington for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Sterling (30%), Hutchinson (23%) and Lyons (8%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 40 working residents

Typical commute

14 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 East Washington residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in East Washington.

40live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

18work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where East Washington goes to work

Sterling12.3 mi away

30%12

Hutchinson12.3 mi away

23%9

Lyons14.4 mi away

8%3

Wichita51 mi away

8%3

Chase21.6 mi away

3%1

Little River11.6 mi away

3%1

Ellsworth37.1 mi away

3%1

Bel Aire51 mi away

3%1

Ottawa149.4 mi away

3%1

Pittsburg188 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

18%7

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

How far

How far East Washington commutes

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

10%

60%

10%

20%

10%Under 10 mi

60%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

East Washington is a commuter town

0.45jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in East Washington are

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

Jobs based in East Washington

18 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)78%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)22%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs East Washington residents hold

40 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month40%

+260%

Jobs based in East Washington, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 18. 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.