Work & commute · Emmett

Work & commute in Emmett, KS

Most working residents leave Emmett for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. Marys (25%), Topeka (14%) and Belvue (10%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 77 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 77 Emmett residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Emmett.

77live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Emmett goes to work

St. Marys7.8 mi away

25%19

Topeka27 mi away

14%11

Belvue9 mi away

10%8

Wamego15.2 mi away

6%5

Manhattan30.5 mi away

6%5

Lawrence48.8 mi away

6%5

Salina90.2 mi away

3%2

Overland Park78.8 mi away

3%2

Olathe72.6 mi away

3%2

Emmett1.8 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

21%16

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

How far

How far Emmett commutes

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

39%

13%

27%

21%

39%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

27%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Emmett is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Emmett are

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

Jobs based in Emmett

10 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less80%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month20%

Jobs Emmett residents hold

77 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less26%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month43%

+25%

Jobs based in Emmett, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 10. 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.