Work & commute · Susank

Work & commute in Susank, KS

Most working residents leave Susank for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Great Bend (31%), Larned (8%) and Hays (8%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

2 of 13 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 11 Susank residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Susank.

11live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

65work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Susank goes to work

Great Bend19.5 mi away

31%4

Susank (in town)right here

15%2

Larned36.2 mi away

8%1

Hays33.9 mi away

8%1

El Dorado118.2 mi away

8%1

Wichita101.6 mi away

8%1

Topeka167.9 mi away

8%1

Great Bend17.2 mi away

8%1

Township 1078.6 mi away

8%1

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

How far

How far Susank commutes

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

15%

38%

15%

31%

15%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Susank is a job hub

5.15jobs per working resident

A job hub

5.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Susank are

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

Jobs based in Susank

67 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)96%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month48%

Over $3,333 a month30%

Jobs Susank residents hold

13 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+509%

Jobs based in Susank, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 67. 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.