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Work & commute · Fairfield

Work & commute in Fairfield, KS

Most working residents leave Fairfield for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Hays (25%), Dorrance (13%) and Russell (13%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
13%
1 of 8 working residents
Typical commute
18 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7 Fairfield residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fairfield.

7live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
5work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Fairfield goes to work

DorranceLucasCawker CityEllisRussellHaysFlorenceKing CityAsh CreekCenterFairfieldFairviewLincolnPlymouthGrantHaysDorranceRussellKing CityAsh CreekPlymouthFairfield
1
Hays32 mi away
25%2
2
Dorrance11.2 mi away
13%1
3
Russell11 mi away
13%1
4
King City67.3 mi away
13%1
5
Ash Creek30.8 mi away
13%1
6
Fairfield (in town)right here
13%1
7
Plymouth12.8 mi away
13%1

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

How far

How far Fairfield commutes

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

13%Under 10 mi
38%10–24 mi
38%25–50 mi
13%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Fairfield is a commuter town

0.75jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Fairfield are

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

Jobs based in Fairfield

6 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities50%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less50%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month17%

Jobs Fairfield residents hold

8 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)50%
Trade, transport & utilities25%
Services (health, schools, offices…)25%
$1,250 a month or less38%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%
Over $3,333 a month63%
−33%

Jobs based in Fairfield, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 6. 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.

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