Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0How Beaumont works: jobs, income and commuting
No jobs are based in Beaumont in the Census job records; 13 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any stay in Beaumont for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (23%, 45 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Beaumont by day and by night
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Beaumont on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Beaumont’s working residents head each day
Where Beaumont clocks in
23% of workers
8% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Beaumont
About 38% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Work in the towns next to Beaumont
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Beaumont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumont | – | — | — | — | — |
| Otter Creek Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Hickory Township | under 8% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Otter Creek Township and Hickory Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Beaumont’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Beaumont: questions
What is the poverty rate in Beaumont?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Beaumont work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (23%, 45 mi), El Dorado (15%, 21 mi), Latham (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Beaumont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Beaumont
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.