More than half of Opolis’ working residents commute to Pittsburg
Hardly any work in Opolis itself; outside it, Pittsburg draws the most (61%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%. 4 jobs are based in Opolis for 61 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Opolis on a workday
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Opolis on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.07 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Opolis’ working residents head each day
Where Opolis clocks in
61% of workers
8% of workers
3% 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 Opolis, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 4. 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 Opolis’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Opolis
of Opolis workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Opolis works
About 18% 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 Opolis
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Opolis workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opolis | – | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant View Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant View Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Opolis’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 Opolis: questions
What is the poverty rate in Opolis?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Opolis work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Opolis 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 Opolis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Opolis
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.