Work & commute · Eskridge

Work & commute in Eskridge, KS

Most working residents leave Eskridge for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Topeka (29%), Mission Creek (7%) and Manhattan (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

8 of 219 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 211 Eskridge residents head out of town to work, 8 work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Eskridge.

211live here, work elsewhere

8live and work here

69work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Eskridge goes to work

Topeka25.1 mi away

29%64

Mission Creek6.1 mi away

7%15

Manhattan35.2 mi away

5%11

Kansas City75.4 mi away

4%9

Eskridge (in town)right here

4%8

Wichita105.3 mi away

4%8

Emporia32 mi away

3%7

Alma14.6 mi away

3%6

Overland Park76.1 mi away

2%5

Maple Hill13.8 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%81

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

How far

How far Eskridge commutes

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

12%

22%

38%

28%

12%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

38%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Eskridge is a commuter town

0.35jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Eskridge are

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

Jobs based in Eskridge

77 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)87%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Eskridge residents hold

219 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−68%

Jobs based in Eskridge, 2013 → 2023: 240 → 77. 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.