Most of Bluff City commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
4 jobs are based in Bluff City, against 15 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bluff City for work; outside it, Anthony is the main destination (33%, 11 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Bluff City for work, and who comes in
On a workday 15 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Bluff City 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.
The towns that employ Bluff City’s residents
Where Bluff City clocks in
33% 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.
Bluff City works in goods: 75% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Bluff City’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bluff City
of Bluff City workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 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.
The commute from Bluff City, by distance
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 Bluff City: questions
What is the median household income in Bluff City?
$62,500 (±$44,708) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bluff City?
5.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bluff City work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Anthony (33%, 11 mi), Attica (20%, 23 mi), Township 2 (13%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bluff City without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bluff City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bluff City
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.