Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domainMost of Claflin commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Only 4% work in Claflin itself; outside it, Great Bend draws the most (19%, 18 miles). There are 138 jobs in Claflin; 248 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Claflin by day
On a workday 239 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Claflin on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where Claflin’s working residents head each day
Where Claflin clocks in
19% of workers
17% 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.
Jobs in Claflin: what the 138 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Claflin, 2013 → 2023: 124 → 138. 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 Claflin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Claflin’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Claflin workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Claflin
About 19% 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.
Around Claflin: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Claflin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claflin | – | — | — | 17 min | $63,438 |
| Independent Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 9 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Independent Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Claflin’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Claflin: questions
What is the median household income in Claflin?
$63,438 (±$32,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Claflin?
20.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Claflin?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Claflin work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Bend (19%, 18 mi), Ellinwood (17%, 12 mi), Great Bend Township (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Claflin 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 Claflin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Claflin
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.