Work and commuting in Home
The average commute takes 16 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers (Kansas 12%). Only 1% stay in Home for work; outside it, Marysville is the main destination (23%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Home
On a workday 77 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 78 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
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 people from Home work
Where Home clocks in
23% of workers
9% 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.
85% of the jobs in Home pay over $3,333 a month
79 jobs are based in Home.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Home, 2013 → 2023: 135 → 79. 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 Home’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Home spends getting to work: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Home workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 23% 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 Home goes to work
About 26% 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.
Work in the towns next to Home
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Home workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | – | — | — | 16 min | $70,179 |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Home’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 Home: questions
What is the median household income in Home?
$70,179 (±$36,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Home?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Home?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Home work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (23%, 6 mi), Seneca (9%, 24 mi), Sabetha (6%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Home 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 Home, from the people who make the trip.
More of Home
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.