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Work & commute · Ozark

Work & commute in Ozark, KS

Most working residents leave Ozark for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Garnett (17%), Arkansas City (4%) and Iola (4%). Half commute less than 37 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
3 of 226 working residents
Typical commute
37 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
20 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
17%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 223 Ozark residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ozark.

223live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
47work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Ozark goes to work

WestphaliaSavonburgColonyKincaidHumboldtGarnettIolaPaolaChanuteArkansas CityOttawaEmporiaWichitaPutnamRichWashingtonLone ElmOzarkWeldaIndian CreekIolaGarnettArkansas CityIolaKincaidChanuteWichitaHumboldtPaolaOttawaWashingtonOzark
1
Garnett15.5 mi away
17%38
2
Arkansas City115.5 mi away
4%10
3
Iola10.8 mi away
4%9
4
Kincaid10.8 mi away
4%8
5
Chanute29 mi away
4%8
6
Wichita112 mi away
4%8
7
Humboldt19 mi away
3%7
8
Paola43.6 mi away
3%7
9
Ottawa36.1 mi away
3%7
10
Washington10.3 mi away
3%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%117

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

How far

How far Ozark commutes

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

8%Under 10 mi
34%10–24 mi
23%25–50 mi
36%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Ozark 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 Ozark are

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

Jobs based in Ozark

50 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)8%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)76%
$1,250 a month or less32%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%
Over $3,333 a month28%

Jobs Ozark residents hold

226 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)22%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month49%
−37%

Jobs based in Ozark, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 50. 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.

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