Work & commute · Reno

Work & commute in Reno, KS

Most working residents leave Reno for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Hutchinson (45%), Wichita (10%) and South Hutchinson (7%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

171 of 1,775 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 1,604 Reno residents head out of town to work, 171 work right here, and 2,128 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Reno.

1,604live here, work elsewhere

171live and work here

2,128work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Reno goes to work

Hutchinson3.7 mi away

45%807

Wichita42.4 mi away

10%185

South Hutchinson2.6 mi away

7%126

Reno (in town)right here

3%45

Buhler12.6 mi away

2%37

McPherson27.6 mi away

2%32

McPherson30 mi away

2%32

Salina56 mi away

2%31

Haven14.8 mi away

1%23

Topeka140.6 mi away

1%21

Everywhere elseother towns and states

25%436

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

How far

How far Reno commutes

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

59%

19%

15%

59%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Reno is balanced between jobs and homes

1.30jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.30 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Reno are

2,299 jobs are based in Reno. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Reno’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Reno

2,299 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)49%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Reno residents hold

1,775 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−6%

Jobs based in Reno, 2013 → 2023: 2,436 → 2,299. 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.