Most of Talmage commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Talmage; the top destination outside it is Chapman (14%, 13 miles). There are 13 jobs in Talmage; 28 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Talmage for work, and who comes in
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29 people are in Talmage on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
The towns that employ Talmage’s residents
Where Talmage clocks in
14% 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.
77% of the jobs in Talmage pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Talmage, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 13. 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 Talmage’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Talmage
of Talmage workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 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 it is to work from Talmage
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 Talmage: questions
What is the poverty rate in Talmage?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Talmage work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chapman (14%, 13 mi), Salina (14%, 24 mi), Abilene (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Talmage 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 Talmage, from the people who make the trip.
More of Talmage
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.