Work & commute · Vernon

Work & commute in Vernon, KS

Most working residents leave Vernon for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Winfield (39%), Arkansas City (13%) and Wichita (6%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 178 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

39 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 178 Vernon residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Vernon.

178live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

43work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Vernon goes to work

Winfield6 mi away

39%69

Arkansas City12.9 mi away

13%24

Wichita33.1 mi away

6%11

Pleasant Valley8.5 mi away

6%10

Overland Park172.3 mi away

3%5

Riverside25.4 mi away

3%5

Emporia92.9 mi away

1%2

Lawrence153.7 mi away

1%2

Newkirk, OK26 mi away

1%2

Bartlesville, OK72.3 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%46

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

How far

How far Vernon commutes

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

45%

18%

13%

24%

45%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Vernon is a commuter town

0.24jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Vernon are

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

Jobs based in Vernon

43 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities70%

Services (health, schools, offices…)12%

$1,250 a month or less49%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month33%

Jobs Vernon residents hold

178 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month52%

−52%

Jobs based in Vernon, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 43. 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.