Work & commute · Redfield

Work & commute in Redfield, KS

Most working residents leave Redfield for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Scott (31%), Arkansas City (10%) and Pittsburg (5%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 42 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

39 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 41 Redfield residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Redfield.

41live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

17work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Redfield goes to work

Fort Scott9.7 mi away

31%13

Arkansas City129.5 mi away

10%4

Pittsburg30.9 mi away

5%2

Wichita135.1 mi away

5%2

Redfield (in town)right here

2%1

Uniontown5.2 mi away

2%1

Pleasanton25.5 mi away

2%1

Girard22.7 mi away

2%1

Baxter Springs57 mi away

2%1

Iola29 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

36%15

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

How far

How far Redfield commutes

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

29%

17%

15%

39%

29%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Redfield 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 Redfield are

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

Jobs based in Redfield

18 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month78%

Over $3,333 a month17%

Jobs Redfield residents hold

42 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month43%

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.