Making a living in Ramona
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Hardly any stay in Ramona for work; outside it, Hillsboro is the main destination (11%, 18 miles). The average commute takes 69 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Ramona
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Ramona on a workday afternoon, 48% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Ramona’s working residents head each day
Where Ramona clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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 trip to work from Ramona: about 69 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 21.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ramona workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 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.
Half of Ramona commutes less than 28 miles
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 Ramona: questions
What is the median household income in Ramona?
$87,500 (±$42,858) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ramona?
17.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ramona?
69 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ramona work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hillsboro (11%, 18 mi), Marion (11%, 17 mi), Herington (11%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ramona 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 Ramona, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ramona
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.