Photo: Art davis · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Wichita for about half of Furley’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 42% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Hardly any stay in Furley for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (50%, 15 miles). No jobs are based in Furley in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Furley on a workday afternoon
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Furley on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Furley: the destinations
Where Furley clocks in
50% 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.
Working from home in Furley
of Furley workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 42% 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.
Furley’s commute, mile by mile
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 Furley: questions
What is the median household income in Furley?
$121,406 (±$63,529) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Furley?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Furley work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Furley 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 Furley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Furley
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.