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Jobs & commute in Cedar Point

Where Cedar Point earns its living

There are 7 jobs in Cedar Point; 9 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Kansas 12%). Hardly any work in Cedar Point; the top destination outside it is Cottonwood Falls (33%, 17 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Cedar Point for work, and who comes in

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

9live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night22
Workday20
22live here− 9head out to work+ 7come in to work= 20on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.78jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 per resident).

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 commute map

The places Cedar Point commutes to

Granite CityCedar PointStrong CityCottonwood Falls: 3 residents work here (33%)Seneca: 1 residents work here (11%)Lawrence: 1 residents work here (11%)Overland Park: 1 residents work here (11%)Towanda TownshipDiamond Creek TownshipCottonwood Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Township 2: 1 residents work here (11%)Liberty Township: 1 residents work here (11%)Murdock TownshipCottonwood FallsSenecaLawrenceOverland ParkCottonwood TownshipTownship 2Cedar Point
133%3
2
Seneca116.3 mi away
11%1
3
Lawrence97.1 mi away
11%1
4
Overland Park123.2 mi away
11%1
511%1
6
Township 236.8 mi away
11%1
7
Liberty Township99.5 mi away
11%1
The top trips

Where Cedar Point clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Cedar Point is a services town

Jobs based in Cedar PointJobs Cedar Point residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%22%
Services: health, schools, offices100%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less14%22%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%33%
Over $3,333 a month43%44%

Who does it

29 or younger0%0%
30 to 5457%67%
55 and older43%33%

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 Cedar Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Cedar Point

Working from home
0%

of Cedar Point workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Cedar Point gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 7 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

Cedar Point’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCottonwood Falls: 33% · 17 miSeneca: 11% · 116.3 miLawrence: 11% · 97.1 miOverland Park: 11% · 123.2 miCottonwood Township: 11% · 4.6 miTownship 2: 11% · 36.8 miLiberty Township: 11% · 99.5 miCottonwood Falls 33%Seneca 11%Lawrence 11%Overland Park 11%Cottonwood Township 11%Cedar Point
Cedar PointTop destinations (size = commuters)
11%Under 10 mi1 residents
33%10–24 mi3 residents
11%25–50 mi1 residents
44%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 44% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Cedar Point: questions

What is the poverty rate in Cedar Point?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Cedar Point work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cottonwood Falls (33%, 17 mi), Seneca (11%, 116 mi), Lawrence (11%, 97 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Cedar Point 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 Cedar Point, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cedar Point

Cedar Point home →

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.