Work & commute · Grand River

Work & commute in Grand River, KS

Most working residents leave Grand River for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wichita (49%), Goddard (5%) and Waco (5%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 316 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

40 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

34%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 314 Grand River residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 146 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Grand River.

314live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

146work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Grand River goes to work

Wichita22.3 mi away

49%156

Goddard11 mi away

5%17

Waco18.5 mi away

5%15

Andale10.2 mi away

4%13

Overland Park185.9 mi away

3%10

Topeka145.5 mi away

3%9

Maize17.4 mi away

3%8

Riverside26.4 mi away

3%8

Afton7.5 mi away

2%6

Colwich13.8 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%70

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

How far

How far Grand River commutes

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

56%

18%

17%

9%Under 10 mi

56%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Grand River is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Grand River are

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

Jobs based in Grand River

148 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)66%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)23%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Grand River residents hold

316 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−30%

Jobs based in Grand River, 2013 → 2023: 211 → 148. 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.