Partridge has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Partridge report 19 jobs for 98 working residents. Hardly any work in Partridge; the top destination outside it is Hutchinson (30%, 12 miles). 3% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Partridge, and who commutes in
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Partridge 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.
Out of Partridge to work: where people go
Where Partridge clocks in
30% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Partridge is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Partridge, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 19. 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 Partridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way, about the KS average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Partridge workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 95 commuters (the 3% 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 Partridge goes to work
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.
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 Partridge: questions
What is the median household income in Partridge?
$67,188 (±$12,737) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Partridge?
23.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Partridge?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Partridge work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hutchinson (30%, 12 mi), Wichita (11%, 45 mi), Haven (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Partridge 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 Partridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Partridge
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.