Ada has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
44% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). 9 jobs are based in Ada, against 26 working residents. Hardly any work in Ada; the top destination outside it is Minneapolis (38%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ada: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Ada on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Ada work
Where Ada clocks in
38% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
A place that makes things: 89% of Ada’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ada, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 9. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ada’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Ada
of Ada workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 44% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Ada to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Ada: questions
What is the median household income in Ada?
$105,208 (±$62,352) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ada?
9.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ada work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (38%, 10 mi), Salina (31%, 28 mi), Delphos (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ada without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ada, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ada
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.