Earning a living in New Strawn
Only 3% work in New Strawn; the top destination outside it is Emporia (14%, 26 miles). 5% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. The average commute takes 13 minutes each way, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in New Strawn: the figures worth knowing
New Strawn’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside New Strawn is Emporia, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (29) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% 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 ↓
Commutes from New Strawn are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 212 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from New Strawn to work
About 39% 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.
About 13 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Strawn workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 215 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.
A workday in New Strawn: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 206 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in New Strawn on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.78 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.
The towns that employ New Strawn’s residents
Where New Strawn clocks in
14% of workers
12% 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.
The 165 jobs based in New Strawn
165 jobs are based in New Strawn.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Strawn, 2013 → 2023: 190 → 165. 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 New Strawn’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 New Strawn: questions
What is the median household income in New Strawn?
$114,318 (±$12,635) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Strawn?
5.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Strawn?
13 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Strawn work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Emporia (14%, 26 mi), Burlington (12%, 5 mi), Wichita (7%, 96 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around New Strawn without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Strawn, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Strawn
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.