Fromme-Birney Round Barn · Photo: Lane Pearman from Derby, KS, United States · CC BY 2.0Mullinville has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Mullinville has 33 jobs, and 77 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Mullinville for work; outside it, Greensburg is the main destination (26%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Mullinville
On a workday 76 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Mullinville on a workday afternoon, 23% 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.
Out of Mullinville to work: where people go
Where Mullinville clocks in
26% 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 Mullinville pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mullinville, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 33. 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 Mullinville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Mullinville spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mullinville workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 101 commuters (the 6% 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 Mullinville
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 2024.
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 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 Mullinville: questions
What is the median household income in Mullinville?
$91,563 (±$38,518) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mullinville?
2.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mullinville?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mullinville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greensburg (26%, 10 mi), Haviland (18%, 20 mi), Belpre (4%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Mullinville 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 Mullinville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mullinville
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.