Work and commuting in Elyria
There are 91 jobs in Elyria for 56 working residents. 0% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. Hardly any work in Elyria; the top destination outside it is McPherson (23%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Elyria: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 56 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 91 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Elyria on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
1.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 the people who work in Elyria live
Where Elyria clocks in
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.
Making and building: 56% of jobs based in Elyria
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elyria, 2013 → 2023: 29 → 91. 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 Elyria’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Elyria
of Elyria workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 270 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Elyria
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 Elyria: questions
What is the median household income in Elyria?
$158,161 (±$7,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elyria?
12.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Elyria work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McPherson (23%, 6 mi), Moundridge (14%, 9 mi), Inman (7%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Elyria 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 Elyria, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elyria
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.