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Work & commute · Wolf River

Work & commute in Wolf River, KS

Most working residents leave Wolf River for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are St. Joseph (10%), Highland (8%) and Atchison (8%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 132 working residents
Typical commute
27 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
28 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
13%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 132 Wolf River residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wolf River.

132live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Wolf River goes to work

DentonHighlandTroyHiawathaAtchisonOverland ParkTopekaSt. JosephKansas CityUnionWolf RiverRobinsonWashingtonDelawareBoltonCenterIndependenceIowaBendenaSt. JosephHighlandAtchisonHiawathaTopekaKansas CityTroyBendenaDentonOverland ParkWolf River
1
St. Joseph, MO23.1 mi away
10%13
2
Highland4.7 mi away
8%10
3
Atchison17.1 mi away
8%10
4
Hiawatha15.6 mi away
6%8
5
Topeka57.4 mi away
6%8
6
Kansas City, MO59.5 mi away
6%8
7
Troy8.5 mi away
5%6
8
Bendena5.2 mi away
4%5
9
Denton4.3 mi away
3%4
10
Overland Park69.3 mi away
3%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%56

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

How far

How far Wolf River commutes

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

19%Under 10 mi
26%10–24 mi
18%25–50 mi
37%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Wolf River is a commuter town

0.05jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Wolf River are

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

Jobs based in Wolf River

7 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)43%
Trade, transport & utilities14%
Services (health, schools, offices…)43%
$1,250 a month or less43%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month29%

Jobs Wolf River residents hold

132 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)23%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)58%
$1,250 a month or less13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month61%
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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