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Jobs & commute in Geneseo

Most of Geneseo commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

Employers in Geneseo report 6 jobs, against 93 working residents. Hardly any stay in Geneseo for work; outside it, Little River is the main destination (11%, 11 miles). 4% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.

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

6 jobs based here
Household income
$47K
median · Kansas $74K
Poverty
15.0%
Kansas 11.3%
Unemployment
4.9%
Kansas 3.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
29 min
Kansas 20 · U.S. 26
Work in town
0%
0 of 93 working residents
Work from home
4%
Kansas 12% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Geneseo on a workday afternoon

On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

93live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night230
Workday140
230live here− 93head out to work+ 6come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in Geneseo on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 towns that employ Geneseo’s residents

ChaseGlascoLittle River: 10 residents work here (11%)GeneseoWaKeeneySterling: 3 residents work here (3%)Lyons: 7 residents work here (8%)Ellsworth: 3 residents work here (3%)McPherson: 5 residents work here (5%)Hutchinson: 5 residents work here (5%)Wichita: 5 residents work here (5%)Overland Park: 3 residents work here (3%)Pioneer Township: 9 residents work here (10%)Victoria TownshipHarrison Township: 4 residents work here (4%)Little RiverPioneer TownshipLyonsMcPhersonHutchinsonWichitaGeneseo
1
Little River11.2 mi away
11%10
2
Pioneer Township17.7 mi away
10%9
3
Lyons12.1 mi away
8%7
4
McPherson28.4 mi away
5%5
5
Hutchinson34 mi away
5%5
6
Wichita72 mi away
5%5
7
Harrison Township9 mi away
4%4
8
Sterling21.4 mi away
3%3
9
Ellsworth15.5 mi away
3%3
10
Overland Park188.5 mi away
3%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%39
The top trips

Where Geneseo clocks in

11%Little River
11% of workers
11.2 mi awayLittle River10 Geneseo residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Pioneer Township
10% of workers
17.7 mi awayPioneer Township9 Geneseo residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Lyons
8% of workers
12.1 mi awayLyons7 Geneseo residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Geneseo

Jobs based in GeneseoJobs Geneseo residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%39%
Trade, transport & utilities17%11%
Services: health, schools, offices83%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less67%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%31%
Over $3,333 a month33%52%

Who does it

29 or younger33%23%
30 to 5433%47%
55 and older33%30%
−45%

Jobs based in Geneseo, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 6. 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 Geneseo’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 29 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas

A year of commuting
223 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Geneseo29 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

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

About 0 in 10
How Geneseo gets to work
89%Drive alone
8%Carpool
3%Transit

Share of the 74 commuters (the 4% 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

Half of Geneseo commutes less than 18 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLittle River: 11% · 11.2 miPioneer Township: 10% · 17.7 miLyons: 8% · 12.1 miMcPherson: 5% · 28.4 miHutchinson: 5% · 34 miWichita: 5% · 72 miHarrison Township: 4% · 9 miSterling: 3% · 21.4 miEllsworth: 3% · 15.5 miOverland Park: 3% · 188.5 miLittle River 11%Lyons 8%McPherson 5%Hutchinson 5%Geneseo
GeneseoTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi4 residents
53%10–24 mi49 residents
25%25–50 mi23 residents
18%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 18% 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.

Next door

Geneseo and the towns next door

Victoria Township: few work hereVictoria TownshipGeneseo
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Victoria Townshipunder 4% of Geneseo

Jobs & commute next door

TownGeneseo workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Geneseo–——29 min$46,563
Victoria Townshipunder 4%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Victoria Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Geneseo’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Geneseo: questions

What is the median household income in Geneseo?

$46,563 (±$21,449) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Geneseo?

15.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Geneseo?

29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Geneseo work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little River (11%, 11 mi), Pioneer Township (10%, 18 mi), Lyons (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Geneseo without a car?

3% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Geneseo, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.