Work & commute · Neodesha

Work & commute in Neodesha, KS

About one in 3 of Neodesha’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Fredonia (7%), Independence (6%) and Wichita (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

36%

377 of 1,033 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 656 Neodesha residents head out of town to work, 377 work right here, and 1,001 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Neodesha.

656live here, work elsewhere

377live and work here

1,001work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Neodesha goes to work

Neodesha (in town)right here

36%377

Fredonia10.7 mi away

7%70

Independence13.3 mi away

6%67

Wichita93 mi away

5%52

Arkansas City78.3 mi away

5%50

Coffeyville27.1 mi away

3%35

Chanute20.8 mi away

3%33

Parsons23.9 mi away

3%28

Neodesha0.5 mi away

2%21

Topeka111.3 mi away

2%20

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%280

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

How far

How far Neodesha commutes

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

40%

22%

31%

40%Under 10 mi

22%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Neodesha is balanced between jobs and homes

1.33jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.33 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Neodesha are

1,378 jobs are based in Neodesha. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Neodesha’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Neodesha

1,378 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)53%

Trade, transport & utilities6%

Services (health, schools, offices…)41%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Neodesha residents hold

1,033 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month50%

−4%

Jobs based in Neodesha, 2013 → 2023: 1,441 → 1,378. 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.