Work & commute · Robinson

Work & commute in Robinson, KS

Most working residents leave Robinson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Horton (17%), Hiawatha (17%) and Topeka (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 166 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 165 Robinson residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Robinson.

165live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

31work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Robinson goes to work

Horton13.2 mi away

17%29

Hiawatha8.1 mi away

17%29

Topeka56.7 mi away

5%9

Atchison22.3 mi away

4%7

Everest10.1 mi away

4%6

Leavenworth42.4 mi away

4%6

Kansas City, MO65.7 mi away

4%6

Lawrence59.8 mi away

3%5

St. Joseph, MO30.5 mi away

2%4

Powhattan18.2 mi away

2%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%61

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

How far

How far Robinson commutes

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

24%

30%

15%

31%

24%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Robinson is a commuter town

0.19jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Robinson are

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

Jobs based in Robinson

32 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month28%

Jobs Robinson residents hold

166 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month46%

+100%

Jobs based in Robinson, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 32. 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.