There are 19.5 jobs in Big Bow for every working resident, and 291 people commute in
293 jobs are based in Big Bow, and 15 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven stay in Big Bow for work; outside it, Johnson City is the main destination (27%, 10 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Big Bow’s population more than triples on a workday
On a workday 13 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 360 people are in Big Bow on a workday afternoon, 323% more than live here.
19.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Big Bow’s workers come from
Where Big Bow clocks in
27% of workers
7% 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.
69% of the jobs in Big Bow pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Big Bow, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 293. 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 Big Bow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Big Bow
of Big Bow workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far it is to work from Big Bow
About 27% 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.
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 Big Bow: questions
What is the poverty rate in Big Bow?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Big Bow work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Johnson City (27%, 10 mi), Manter (7%, 18 mi), Ness City (7%, 109 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Big Bow 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 Big Bow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Big Bow
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.