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Work & commute · Williamsport

Work & commute in Williamsport, KS

Most working residents leave Williamsport for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Topeka (58%), Lawrence (4%) and Mission (4%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
39 of 1,790 working residents
Typical commute
8 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,751 Williamsport residents head out of town to work, 39 work right here, and 1,195 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Williamsport.

1,751live here, work elsewhere
39live and work here
1,195work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Williamsport goes to work

ManhattanLawrenceLenexaWichitaOverland ParkTopekaOlatheMissionRidgewayTopekaTecumsehAuburnWilliamsportMonmouthSoldierWakarusaTopekaLawrenceMissionTopekaSoldierTecumsehOverland ParkLenexaWichitaWilliamsport
1
Topeka8.6 mi away
58%1,046
2
Lawrence23.5 mi away
4%68
3
Mission7.8 mi away
4%64
4
Topeka5.1 mi away
4%64
5
Soldier17 mi away
4%64
6
Tecumseh10.6 mi away
3%49
7
Overland Park54.2 mi away
2%39
8
Williamsport (in town)right here
2%39
9
Lenexa48.2 mi away
2%28
10
Wichita122.9 mi away
2%27
Everywhere elseother towns and states
17%302

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

How far

How far Williamsport commutes

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

62%Under 10 mi
19%10–24 mi
5%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Williamsport is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Williamsport are

1,234 jobs are based in Williamsport. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Williamsport’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Williamsport

1,234 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)21%
Trade, transport & utilities42%
Services (health, schools, offices…)37%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month28%
Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Williamsport residents hold

1,790 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)17%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)62%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month53%
−8%

Jobs based in Williamsport, 2013 → 2023: 1,335 → 1,234. 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.

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