Work & commute · Matfield

Work & commute in Matfield, KS

Most working residents leave Matfield for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Emporia (28%), Cottonwood Falls (25%) and Falls (8%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 40 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 40 Matfield residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Matfield.

40live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

17work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Matfield goes to work

Emporia24.7 mi away

28%11

Cottonwood Falls16.7 mi away

25%10

Falls15.1 mi away

8%3

Topeka75.8 mi away

5%2

Strong23.4 mi away

5%2

Council Grove36.8 mi away

3%1

Marion32 mi away

3%1

Junction City65 mi away

3%1

Salina77 mi away

3%1

Lenexa107.8 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

18%7

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

How far

How far Matfield commutes

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

48%

28%

25%

0%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Matfield is a commuter town

0.43jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Matfield are

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

Jobs based in Matfield

17 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month71%

Jobs Matfield residents hold

40 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+1600%

Jobs based in Matfield, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 17. 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.