Work & commute · Zurich

Work & commute in Zurich, KS

Most working residents leave Zurich for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Plainville (41%), Hays (21%) and Palco (10%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 29 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 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 29 Zurich residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Zurich.

29live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Zurich goes to work

Plainville7.2 mi away

41%12

Hays24.9 mi away

21%6

Palco7 mi away

10%3

Brewster104.3 mi away

3%1

Downs51 mi away

3%1

Stockton15.8 mi away

3%1

Emporia183.6 mi away

3%1

Kansas City, MO261.7 mi away

3%1

Holdrege, NE83.5 mi away

3%1

Lewisville, TX448.6 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

3%1

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

How far

How far Zurich commutes

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

55%

14%

10%

21%

55%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Zurich is a commuter town

0.07jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Zurich are

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

Jobs based in Zurich

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Zurich residents hold

29 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−33%

Jobs based in Zurich, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 2. 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.