Work & commute · Garnett

Work & commute in Garnett, KS

About one in 3 of Garnett’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Ottawa (6%), Olathe (5%) and Wichita (3%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

457 of 1,465 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 1,008 Garnett residents head out of town to work, 457 work right here, and 1,144 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Garnett.

1,008live here, work elsewhere

457live and work here

1,144work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Garnett goes to work

Garnett (in town)right here

31%457

Ottawa21.6 mi away

6%83

Olathe47.1 mi away

5%68

Wichita121.9 mi away

3%50

Arkansas City129.1 mi away

3%47

Paola28.9 mi away

3%46

Lenexa52.5 mi away

3%37

Osawatomie21.8 mi away

2%33

Overland Park51.2 mi away

2%30

Topeka57.3 mi away

2%28

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%586

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

How far

How far Garnett commutes

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

36%

12%

22%

30%

36%Under 10 mi

12%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Garnett is balanced between jobs and homes

1.09jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Garnett are

1,601 jobs are based in Garnett. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Garnett’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Garnett

1,601 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Garnett residents hold

1,465 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month48%

+26%

Jobs based in Garnett, 2013 → 2023: 1,275 → 1,601. 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.