Most of Mulberry commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 32 minutes on average; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. Mulberry has 12 jobs; 167 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Mulberry for work; outside it, Pittsburg is the main destination (37%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Mulberry
On a workday 167 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Mulberry on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Mulberry’s residents
Where Mulberry clocks in
37% of workers
7% of workers
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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Mulberry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mulberry, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 12. 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 Mulberry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 32 minutes each way for Mulberry’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mulberry workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 commuters (the 16% 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 it is to work from Mulberry
About 15% 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.
Mulberry and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Washington Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mulberry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry | – | — | — | 32 min | $52,902 |
| Washington Township | 2% | C+ | C− | 19 min | $65,550 |
| Lincoln Township | 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mulberry’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 Mulberry: questions
What is the median household income in Mulberry?
$52,902 (±$8,349) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mulberry?
29.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mulberry?
32 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mulberry work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburg (37%, 11 mi), Girard (7%, 13 mi), Fort Scott (7%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mulberry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mulberry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mulberry
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.