Work & commute · Parkerfield

Work & commute in Parkerfield, KS

Most working residents leave Parkerfield for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Arkansas City (26%), Winfield (16%) and Wichita (10%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 153 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 153 Parkerfield residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Parkerfield.

153live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

11work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Parkerfield goes to work

Arkansas City2.4 mi away

26%40

Winfield12.1 mi away

16%25

Wichita47.1 mi away

10%16

Creswell1.9 mi away

7%10

Pleasant Valley6.8 mi away

5%7

Topeka153.2 mi away

4%6

Overland Park177.7 mi away

2%3

Chanute93.8 mi away

1%2

El Dorado52.5 mi away

1%2

Lawrence161.1 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%40

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

How far

How far Parkerfield commutes

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

40%

21%

12%

28%

40%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Parkerfield is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Parkerfield are

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

Jobs based in Parkerfield

11 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month55%

Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Parkerfield residents hold

153 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month59%

−71%

Jobs based in Parkerfield, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 11. 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.