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Jobs & commute in Pierceville

Most of Pierceville commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident

There are 15 jobs in Pierceville for 48 working residents. Hardly any work in Pierceville itself; outside it, Garden City draws the most (33%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

15 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 48 working residents
Day and night

How a workday changes Pierceville

On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

48live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.31jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Pierceville’s working residents head each day

Dighton: 1 residents work here (2%)Lakin: 1 residents work here (2%)Sublette: 1 residents work here (2%)Cimarron: 1 residents work here (2%)Holcomb: 4 residents work here (8%)Scott City: 1 residents work here (2%)UlyssesGarden City: 16 residents work here (33%)Dodge CityOverland ParkEnidLogan TownshipSherlock Township: 5 residents work here (10%)Garden City Township: 4 residents work here (8%)Pierceville Township: 2 residents work here (4%)PiercevilleGarden CitySherlock TownshipHolcombGarden City TownshipPierceville TownshipDightonPierceville
1
Garden City11.5 mi away
33%16
2
Sherlock Township20.7 mi away
10%5
3
Holcomb18.7 mi away
8%4
4
Garden City Township16.1 mi away
8%4
5
Pierceville Township2.6 mi away
4%2
6
Dighton42.9 mi away
2%1
7
Lakin32 mi away
2%1
8
Sublette29.2 mi away
2%1
9
Cimarron18.8 mi away
2%1
10
Scott City43 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
25%12
The top trips

Where Pierceville clocks in

33% of workers
11.5 mi awayGarden City16 Pierceville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Sherlock Township
10% of workers
20.7 mi awaySherlock Township5 Pierceville residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8%Holcomb
8% of workers
18.7 mi awayHolcomb4 Pierceville residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Services make up most of the work in Pierceville

Jobs based in PiercevilleJobs Pierceville residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%42%
Trade, transport & utilities13%15%
Services: health, schools, offices87%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less27%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%15%
Over $3,333 a month40%67%

Who does it

29 or younger40%27%
30 to 5427%46%
55 and older33%27%

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 Pierceville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Short hops and long hauls from Pierceville

10 mi25 mi50 miGarden City: 33% · 11.5 miSherlock Township: 10% · 20.7 miHolcomb: 8% · 18.7 miGarden City Township: 8% · 16.1 miPierceville Township: 4% · 2.6 miDighton: 2% · 42.9 miLakin: 2% · 32 miSublette: 2% · 29.2 miCimarron: 2% · 18.8 miScott City: 2% · 43 miGarden City 33%Sherlock Township 10%Holcomb 8%Garden City Township 8%Pierceville
PiercevilleTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi2 residents
68%10–24 mi32 residents
21%25–50 mi10 residents
6%Over 50 mi3 residents

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.

Next door

Next door to Pierceville

Logan Township: few work hereLogan TownshipPierceville
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Logan Townshipunder 3% of Pierceville

Jobs & commute next door

TownPierceville workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pierceville–————
Logan Townshipunder 3%——21 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pierceville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pierceville: questions

Where do people who live in Pierceville work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Garden City (33%, 12 mi), Sherlock Township (10%, 21 mi), Holcomb (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Pierceville, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Pierceville

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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.