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Jobs & commute in Roxbury

Where Roxbury earns its living

Hardly any work in Roxbury; the top destination outside it is McPherson (23%, 18 miles). The Census job records count 26 working residents of Roxbury and no jobs based in it.

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

0 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 26 working residents
Day and night

Roxbury on a workday afternoon

On a workday 26 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

26live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Where Roxbury’s working residents head each day

Canton: 4 residents work here (15%)Galva: 1 residents work here (4%)North Newton: 1 residents work here (4%)Moundridge: 1 residents work here (4%)Lindsborg: 1 residents work here (4%)Merriam: 1 residents work here (4%)McPherson: 6 residents work here (23%)Hutchinson: 2 residents work here (8%)Topeka: 2 residents work here (8%)McPherson Township: 3 residents work here (12%)RoxburyMcPhersonCantonMcPherson TownshipHutchinsonTopekaGalvaRoxbury
1
McPherson17.9 mi away
23%6
2
Canton11.4 mi away
15%4
3
McPherson Township15.5 mi away
12%3
4
Hutchinson42.5 mi away
8%2
5
Topeka99.1 mi away
8%2
6
Galva13 mi away
4%1
7
North Newton33 mi away
4%1
8
Moundridge24.6 mi away
4%1
9
Lindsborg13.4 mi away
4%1
10
Merriam150.7 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
15%4
The top trips

Where Roxbury clocks in

23%McPherson
23% of workers
17.9 mi awayMcPherson6 Roxbury residents work here · Jobs & commute →
15% of workers
11.4 mi awayCanton4 Roxbury residents work here · Jobs & commute →
12% of workers
15.5 mi awayMcPherson Township3 Roxbury 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.

How far

How many miles Roxbury commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMcPherson: 23% · 17.9 miCanton: 15% · 11.4 miMcPherson Township: 12% · 15.5 miHutchinson: 8% · 42.5 miTopeka: 8% · 99.1 miGalva: 4% · 13 miNorth Newton: 4% · 33 miMoundridge: 4% · 24.6 miLindsborg: 4% · 13.4 miMerriam: 4% · 150.7 miMcPherson 23%Canton 15%Hutchinson 8%Topeka 8%Roxbury
RoxburyTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
65%10–24 mi17 residents
15%25–50 mi4 residents
19%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 19% 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.

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 Roxbury: questions

Where do people who live in Roxbury work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McPherson (23%, 18 mi), Canton (15%, 11 mi), McPherson Township (12%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

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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.