Work & commute · May Day

Work & commute in May Day, KS

Most working residents leave May Day for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Manhattan (47%), Riley (14%) and Salina (6%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 36 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

32%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 36 May Day residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in May Day.

36live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

8work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where May Day goes to work

Manhattan27.6 mi away

47%17

Riley16.2 mi away

14%5

Salina63.6 mi away

6%2

Olsburg15.2 mi away

3%1

Seneca47.6 mi away

3%1

Wamego37.5 mi away

3%1

Clay Center17.1 mi away

3%1

Park City121.5 mi away

3%1

Dodge City209.3 mi away

3%1

Kansas City117.2 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

14%5

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

How far

How far May Day commutes

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

22%

61%

17%

0%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

61%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

May Day is a commuter town

0.22jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in May Day are

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

Jobs based in May Day

8 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)88%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)13%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month63%

Over $3,333 a month25%

Jobs May Day residents hold

36 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month44%

+100%

Jobs based in May Day, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 8. 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.