How Burrton works: jobs, income and commuting
4% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Only 6% stay in Burrton for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (23%, 29 miles). Working residents average 21 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Burrton apart on work
Miles to work from Burrton
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The workday shuffle in and out of Burrton
On a workday 338 residents head out to work, 22 work right here, and 239 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Burrton on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.73 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where Burrton goes to work
Where Burrton clocks in
23% of workers
12% 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.
In Burrton, 54% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
261 jobs are based in Burrton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burrton, 2014 → 2024: 217 → 261. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Burrton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Burrton
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burrton workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 419 commuters (the 4% 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.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Burrton: questions
What is the median household income in Burrton?
$70,833 (±$25,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burrton?
11.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burrton?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burrton work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (23%, 29 mi), Halstead (15%, 9 mi), Newton (12%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Burrton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burrton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burrton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.