Linn Valley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
For jobs and income Linn Valley is better than 12% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (B+). There are 61 jobs in Linn Valley, and 369 of its residents work somewhere. Household incomes here are lower than in 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Linn Valley and work: the main findings
Linn Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Linn Valley is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Linn Valley, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Linn Valley has about 850 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 369 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Linn Valley gets the Jobs & income grade it does
The poverty rate holds Linn Valley’s grade up (14.3%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($51,279, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (5.6%) is left out: Linn Valley’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Linn Valley could be anywhere from D to C+.
Commuting from Linn Valley: about 40 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Linn Valley workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 411 commuters (the 5% 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.
In and out of Linn Valley on a workday
On a workday 358 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 850 people are in Linn Valley on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 2024, primary jobs.
How far Linn Valley’s workers travel
About 32% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
14% of working residents work in La Cygne
Where Linn Valley clocks in
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Linn Valley, 2014 → 2024: 295 → 61. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Linn Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Linn Valley commutes by car
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 7.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 432 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Linn Valley households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Linn Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Linn Valley ranks: 3,401st of 4,312 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 43 | Lake Quivira KS | 1,005 | $178K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 46 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Delaware Township KS | 1,121 | $119K | 2.4% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,399 | Edinburg NY | 1,339 | $70K | 17.8% | 4.9% | 7% | D |
| 3,400 | Troy Township OH | 1,240 | $53K | 21.6% | 9.8% | <1% | D |
| 3,401 | Linn Valley KS | 1,162 | $51K | 14.3% | 5.6% | 3% | D |
| 3,402 | West Siloam Springs OK | 1,066 | $60K | 19.6% | 6.2% | 5% | D |
| 3,403 | East Conemaugh PA | 1,034 | $43K | 26.6% | 5.3% | 5% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,312 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Linn Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Linn Valley and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Lincoln Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Linn Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn Valley | – | D | B+ | 40 min | $51,279 |
| Lincoln Township | 5% | C | B− | 37 min | $56,310 |
| Miami Township | under 3% | — | — | 49 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Miami Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Linn Valley’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 2024, 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 Linn Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Linn Valley?
$51,279 (±$3,249) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Linn Valley?
14.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Linn Valley?
40 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Linn Valley work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Cygne (14%, 3 mi), Olathe (6%, 35 mi), Arkansas City (5%, 156 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Linn Valley walkable?
Linn Valley is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Linn Valley without a car?
6% 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 Linn Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Linn Valley
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.