Work & commute · Junction

Work & commute in Junction, KS

About one in 3 of Junction’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Manhattan (13%), Topeka (7%) and Lyon (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

38%

2,892 of 7,581 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 4,689 Junction residents head out of town to work, 2,892 work right here, and 4,088 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Junction.

4,689live here, work elsewhere

2,892live and work here

4,088work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Junction goes to work

Junction City (in town)right here

38%2,892

Manhattan17.3 mi away

13%1,023

Topeka62.1 mi away

7%510

Lyon7.2 mi away

5%358

Smoky Hill3 mi away

4%271

Salina43.6 mi away

3%230

Wichita96.3 mi away

2%187

Overland Park116.5 mi away

2%121

Emporia55.9 mi away

1%94

Abilene21.4 mi away

1%84

Everywhere elseother towns and states

24%1,811

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

How far

How far Junction commutes

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

49%

18%

27%

49%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Junction is balanced between jobs and homes

0.92jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.92 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Junction are

6,980 jobs are based in Junction. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Junction’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Junction

6,980 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Junction residents hold

7,581 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month45%

−9%

Jobs based in Junction, 2013 → 2023: 7,682 → 6,980. 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.