Cedar Vale has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Cedar Vale has 81 jobs, against 171 working residents. Only 4% work in Cedar Vale; the top destination outside it is Sedan (19%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Cedar Vale
On a workday 165 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Cedar Vale on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Out of Cedar Vale to work: where people go
Where Cedar Vale clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Cedar Vale: what the 81 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Vale, 2013 → 2023: 90 → 81. 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 Cedar Vale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Cedar Vale: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Vale workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 272 commuters (the 2% 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.
Where in the region Cedar Vale works
About 33% 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 Cedar Vale: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Vale?
$44,816 (±$19,066) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Vale?
23.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Vale?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Vale work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sedan (19%, 18 mi), Wichita (6%, 62 mi), Arkansas City (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Vale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Vale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Vale
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.