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Jobs & commute in Peck

Peck has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Only 1% work in Peck; the top destination outside it is Wichita (32%, 15 miles). Employers in Peck report 10 jobs, and 78 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Peck

On a workday 77 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

77live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night22
Workday0
22live here− 77head out to work+ 9come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Peck on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Out of Peck to work: where people go

HarperRose Hill: 2 residents work here (3%)Mulvane: 2 residents work here (3%)Goddard: 3 residents work here (4%)Wellington: 2 residents work here (3%)Arkansas City: 2 residents work here (3%)Derby: 5 residents work here (6%)Great BendWichita: 25 residents work here (32%)Rockford Township: 4 residents work here (5%)Waco Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Riverside Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Omnia TownshipBelle Plaine TownshipSalem TownshipHarmon TownshipPeckMiltonWichitaDerbyRockford TownshipGoddardWaco TownshipRiverside TownshipPeck
1
Wichita14.7 mi away
32%25
2
Derby8.4 mi away
6%5
35%4
4
Goddard16.5 mi away
4%3
5
Waco Township9.2 mi away
4%3
64%3
7
Rose Hill14.3 mi away
3%2
8
Mulvane7.4 mi away
3%2
9
Wellington13.9 mi away
3%2
10
Arkansas City33.3 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
35%27
The top trips

Where Peck clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Peck makes things: 30% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in PeckJobs Peck residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms30%27%
Trade, transport & utilities0%13%
Services: health, schools, offices70%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less30%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month60%35%
Over $3,333 a month10%45%

Who does it

29 or younger40%26%
30 to 5440%46%
55 and older20%28%
+233%

Jobs based in Peck, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 10. 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 Peck’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Peck

Working from home
0%

of Peck workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Peck gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 11 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.

How far

Where in the region Peck works

10 mi25 mi40 miWichita: 32% · 14.7 miDerby: 6% · 8.4 miRockford Township: 5% · 9.3 miGoddard: 4% · 16.5 miWaco Township: 4% · 9.2 miRiverside Township: 4% · 8.7 miRose Hill: 3% · 14.3 miMulvane: 3% · 7.4 miWellington: 3% · 13.9 miArkansas City: 3% · 33.3 miWichita 32%Derby 6%Rockford Township 5%Goddard 4%Waco Township 4%Peck
PeckTop destinations (size = commuters)
18%Under 10 mi14 residents
59%10–24 mi46 residents
10%25–50 mi8 residents
13%Over 50 mi10 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Peck: questions

What is the poverty rate in Peck?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Peck work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (32%, 15 mi), Derby (6%, 8 mi), Rockford Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Peck 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 Peck, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Peck

Peck home →

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.