Work & commute · Holton

Work & commute in Holton, KS

About one in 3 of Holton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Topeka (20%), Lawrence (2%) and Soldier (2%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34%

556 of 1,657 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 1,101 Holton residents head out of town to work, 556 work right here, and 1,633 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Holton.

1,101live here, work elsewhere

556live and work here

1,633work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Holton goes to work

Holton (in town)right here

34%556

Topeka30.1 mi away

20%333

Lawrence43.2 mi away

2%38

Soldier22.1 mi away

2%37

Overland Park68.7 mi away

2%36

Kansas City58.2 mi away

2%33

Lenexa60.7 mi away

1%24

Olathe63.5 mi away

1%23

Kansas City, MO67.6 mi away

1%21

Sabetha30.6 mi away

1%18

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%538

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

How far

How far Holton commutes

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

39%

35%

20%

39%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

35%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Holton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.32jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.32 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Holton are

2,189 jobs are based in Holton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Holton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Holton

2,189 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Holton residents hold

1,657 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+5%

Jobs based in Holton, 2013 → 2023: 2,084 → 2,189. 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.