Work & commute · Kanopolis

Work & commute in Kanopolis, KS

Most working residents leave Kanopolis for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Ellsworth (28%), Salina (11%) and Wichita (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 171 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 170 Kanopolis residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kanopolis.

170live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

23work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Kanopolis goes to work

Ellsworth4.2 mi away

28%48

Salina30.2 mi away

11%19

Wichita83 mi away

4%7

Manhattan89.8 mi away

3%5

Lorraine12.9 mi away

2%4

Hays63.8 mi away

2%4

Clear Creek3.7 mi away

2%4

Green Garden13.6 mi away

2%4

Lyons25.1 mi away

2%3

Overland Park187.1 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%70

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

How far

How far Kanopolis 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?

Kanopolis is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Kanopolis are

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

Jobs based in Kanopolis

24 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month21%

Jobs Kanopolis residents hold

171 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+20%

Jobs based in Kanopolis, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 24. 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.