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The most common industries in Wamego are: Educational services (11.6% of civilian employees), Health care (9.2% of civilian employees), Construction (7.5% of civilian employees). 53.1% of workers work in Pottawatomie County and 7.4% of all workers work at home. 54.5% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 20.2% less than the rate of 65.5% across the entire state of Kansas.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Wamego, Kansas was 4,246 / 4,192
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Wamego, Kansas was 4,246 / 4,192
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 11.6% (242) | 8.2% (90) | 15.4% (152) |
| Health care | 9.2% (193) | 4.4% (48) | 14.7% (145) |
| Construction | 7.5% (156) | 12.3% (136) | 2.0% (20) |
| Accommodation and food services | 6.7% (141) | 5.4% (60) | 8.2% (81) |
| Public administration | 6.3% (131) | 7.8% (86) | 4.6% (45) |
| Utilities | 4.4% (93) | 6.8% (75) | 1.8% (18) |
| Social assistance | 3.8% (79) | 0.0% (0) | 8.0% (79) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.6% (76) | 5.3% (58) | 1.8% (18) |
| Machinery | 3.2% (66) | 6.0% (66) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.9% (61) | 4.5% (50) | 1.1% (11) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 2.6% (55) | 4.5% (50) | 0.5% (5) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.6% (54) | 0.8% (9) | 4.6% (45) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.6% (54) | 0.4% (4) | 5.1% (50) |
| Printing and related support activities | 2.1% (43) | 1.9% (21) | 2.2% (22) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.1% (43) | 1.8% (20) | 2.3% (23) |
| Truck transportation | 1.9% (39) | 3.1% (34) | 0.5% (5) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.8% (38) | 2.9% (32) | 0.6% (6) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.8% (37) | 1.5% (17) | 2.0% (20) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.5% (32) | 1.9% (21) | 1.1% (11) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.5% (32) | 0.7% (8) | 2.4% (24) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.3% (27) | 2.0% (22) | 0.5% (5) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.2% (26) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (26) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.2% (26) | 0.5% (6) | 2.0% (20) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.2% (25) | 2.3% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.1% (24) | 2.2% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 1.0% (21) | 0.6% (7) | 1.4% (14) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.0% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 2.1% (21) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.0% (20) | 1.2% (13) | 0.7% (7) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.9% (19) | 1.3% (14) | 0.5% (5) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.9% (18) | 1.1% (12) | 0.6% (6) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.9% (18) | 1.1% (12) | 0.6% (6) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.9% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (18) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (15) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.6% (13) | 1.2% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (13) | 1.2% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.6% (12) | 0.6% (7) | 0.5% (5) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (11) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (11) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.5% (10) | 0.9% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (9) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (8) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (7) |
| Apparel | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (6) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (6) | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (6) | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (6) | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (6) | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (6) | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.2% (5) | 0.5% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (5) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (4) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (4) | 0.4% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Wamego
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.7%Males
- 4.6%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.0%Males
- 3.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 0.6% (13) |
| Kansas: | 5.0% (63,464) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 2.2% (49) |
| Kansas: | 3.4% (43,978) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 7.6% (167) |
| Kansas: | 5.1% (65,540) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 10.4% (227) |
| Kansas: | 7.3% (93,495) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 13.3% (291) |
| Kansas: | 10.2% (129,994) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 11.3% (247) |
| Kansas: | 14.8% (188,435) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 23.5% (514) |
| Kansas: | 17.4% (221,699) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 13.7% (299) |
| Kansas: | 10.0% (127,374) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 2.3% (51) |
| Kansas: | 4.4% (56,175) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 2.9% (62) |
| Kansas: | 4.9% (62,230) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Wamego: | 3.2% (71) |
| Kansas: | 2.5% (31,968) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Wamego: | 5.6% (122) |
| Kansas: | 7.1% (90,847) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Wamego: | 2.9% (64) |
| Kansas: | 6.6% (83,997) |
<5am:
| Wamego: | 2.6% (54) |
| Kansas: | 2.8% (37,001) |
5:30am:
| Wamego: | 1.6% (33) |
| Kansas: | 2.2% (29,449) |
6am:
| Wamego: | 3.4% (71) |
| Kansas: | 4.0% (52,725) |
6:30am:
| Wamego: | 11.9% (249) |
| Kansas: | 7.1% (93,264) |
7am:
| Wamego: | 8.3% (173) |
| Kansas: | 10.3% (135,647) |
7:30am:
| Wamego: | 15.4% (321) |
| Kansas: | 15.1% (198,358) |
8am:
| Wamego: | 23.3% (485) |
| Kansas: | 19.7% (258,625) |
8:30am:
| Wamego: | 9.4% (197) |
| Kansas: | 9.8% (127,994) |
9am:
| Wamego: | 4.5% (93) |
| Kansas: | 4.2% (54,906) |
10am:
| Wamego: | 2.4% (50) |
| Kansas: | 4.3% (56,570) |
11am:
| Wamego: | 1.7% (35) |
| Kansas: | 1.9% (24,928) |
12pm:
| Wamego: | 1.0% (21) |
| Kansas: | 0.9% (12,131) |
4pm:
| Wamego: | 5.4% (113) |
| Kansas: | 6.7% (88,226) |
>4pm:
| Wamego: | 6.9% (144) |
| Kansas: | 6.8% (89,657) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 1.2% (13) |
| Kansas: | 6.4% (44,516) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 2.6% (30) |
| Kansas: | 4.2% (28,841) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 10.3% (119) |
| Kansas: | 6.5% (45,470) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 12.0% (137) |
| Kansas: | 8.8% (61,038) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 17.8% (204) |
| Kansas: | 11.2% (77,567) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 3.0% (34) |
| Kansas: | 14.2% (98,880) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 19.5% (224) |
| Kansas: | 15.0% (103,955) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 14.5% (166) |
| Kansas: | 9.4% (65,252) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 4.6% (53) |
| Kansas: | 3.7% (25,451) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 2.4% (28) |
| Kansas: | 4.1% (28,753) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 7.7% (89) |
| Kansas: | 7.0% (48,896) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Wamego: | 4.3% (49) |
| Kansas: | 6.3% (43,801) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 1.9% (20) |
| Kansas: | 2.6% (15,137) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 4.7% (49) |
| Kansas: | 3.4% (20,070) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 8.6% (90) |
| Kansas: | 5.6% (32,457) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 8.5% (88) |
| Kansas: | 9.0% (52,427) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 20.6% (213) |
| Kansas: | 15.4% (89,555) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 28.0% (290) |
| Kansas: | 20.2% (117,744) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 12.9% (134) |
| Kansas: | 10.7% (62,122) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 3.3% (35) |
| Kansas: | 5.8% (33,477) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 6.8% (70) |
| Kansas: | 3.1% (17,759) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 3.2% (34) |
| Kansas: | 7.2% (41,951) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Wamego: | 1.3% (14) |
| Kansas: | 6.9% (40,196) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 53.1%
Number of people working at home: 180 (7.4% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 180 (7.4% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Wamego: | 11.0% (216) |
| Kansas: | 5.9% (77,030) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Wamego: | 22.8% (446) |
| Kansas: | 16.2% (209,820) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Wamego: | 15.7% (308) |
| Kansas: | 16.9% (219,769) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Wamego: | 8.4% (165) |
| Kansas: | 18.7% (242,157) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Wamego: | 11.7% (229) |
| Kansas: | 13.7% (177,779) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Wamego: | 8.4% (165) |
| Kansas: | 6.2% (81,075) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Wamego: | 9.7% (190) |
| Kansas: | 10.0% (129,794) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Wamego: | 0.1% (2) |
| Kansas: | 2.0% (26,304) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Wamego: | 1.2% (24) |
| Kansas: | 2.4% (30,598) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Wamego: | 5.0% (99) |
| Kansas: | 4.2% (54,542) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Wamego: | 2.9% (57) |
| Kansas: | 2.3% (30,000) |
90 or more minutes:
| Wamego: | 3.0% (59) |
| Kansas: | 1.5% (19,203) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Wamego: | 12.0% (250) |
| Kansas: | 6.1% (79,963) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Wamego: | 20.9% (436) |
| Kansas: | 16.8% (220,956) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Wamego: | 10.9% (228) |
| Kansas: | 18.6% (244,433) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Wamego: | 12.4% (258) |
| Kansas: | 16.9% (221,991) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Wamego: | 12.7% (264) |
| Kansas: | 13.5% (177,293) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Wamego: | 6.5% (136) |
| Kansas: | 4.9% (64,184) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Wamego: | 6.9% (144) |
| Kansas: | 9.0% (118,138) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Wamego: | 2.4% (51) |
| Kansas: | 1.6% (21,204) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Wamego: | 1.4% (30) |
| Kansas: | 1.7% (22,394) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Wamego: | 7.8% (163) |
| Kansas: | 3.4% (44,713) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Wamego: | 1.8% (38) |
| Kansas: | 2.0% (26,173) |
90 or more minutes:
| Wamego: | 2.0% (41) |
| Kansas: | 1.4% (18,039) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 6.2% (63) |
| Kansas: | 5.7% (40,477) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 27.3% (276) |
| Kansas: | 14.8% (104,178) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 9.3% (94) |
| Kansas: | 16.5% (116,315) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 10.9% (110) |
| Kansas: | 18.8% (132,383) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 7.4% (75) |
| Kansas: | 13.7% (96,260) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 7.8% (79) |
| Kansas: | 6.2% (43,841) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 10.4% (106) |
| Kansas: | 10.4% (73,213) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 0.2% (2) |
| Kansas: | 2.1% (15,002) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 2.3% (24) |
| Kansas: | 2.5% (17,822) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 7.5% (76) |
| Kansas: | 4.6% (32,485) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 4.8% (48) |
| Kansas: | 2.7% (18,879) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Wamego: | 6.0% (61) |
| Kansas: | 1.9% (13,513) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 15.8% (149) |
| Kansas: | 6.2% (36,553) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 17.7% (168) |
| Kansas: | 17.8% (105,642) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 22.4% (212) |
| Kansas: | 17.4% (103,454) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 5.9% (56) |
| Kansas: | 18.5% (109,774) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 16.3% (154) |
| Kansas: | 13.7% (81,519) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 9.0% (86) |
| Kansas: | 6.3% (37,234) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 8.9% (84) |
| Kansas: | 9.5% (56,581) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 0.1% (1) |
| Kansas: | 2.2% (12,776) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 2.4% (22) |
| Kansas: | 3.7% (22,057) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 0.8% (7) |
| Kansas: | 1.9% (11,121) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Wamego: | 0.3% (3) |
| Kansas: | 1.0% (5,690) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Wamego: | 89.2% (1,798) |
| Kansas: | 85.6% (506,388) |
Carpooled:
| Wamego: | 5.5% (112) |
| Kansas: | 9.6% (61,019) |
Walked:
| Wamego: | 2.9% (59) |
| Kansas: | 2.5% (12,980) |
Other means:
| Wamego: | 2.3% (46) |
| Kansas: | 1.4% (8,088) |
Drove car alone:
| Wamego: | 84.1% (1,754) |
| Kansas: | 81.5% (1,068,501) |
Carpooled:
| Wamego: | 9.1% (189) |
| Kansas: | 10.6% (139,348) |
Bicycle:
| Wamego: | 0.2% (5) |
| Kansas: | 0.2% (2,966) |
Walked:
| Wamego: | 3.7% (78) |
| Kansas: | 2.5% (33,271) |
Other means:
| Wamego: | 0.6% (13) |
| Kansas: | 0.6% (7,927) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Wamego: | 95.1% (989) |
| Kansas: | 85.8% (506,388) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Wamego: | 1.8% (19) |
| Kansas: | 9.0% (61,019) |
Walked - Males:
| Wamego: | 0.6% (6) |
| Kansas: | 2.8% (12,980) |
Other means - Males:
| Wamego: | 2.4% (25) |
| Kansas: | 1.4% (8,088) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Wamego: | 82.9% (809) |
| Kansas: | 85.3% (506,388) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Wamego: | 9.5% (92) |
| Kansas: | 10.3% (61,019) |
Walked - Females:
| Wamego: | 5.5% (53) |
| Kansas: | 2.2% (12,980) |
Other means - Females:
| Wamego: | 2.2% (21) |
| Kansas: | 1.4% (8,088) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Wamego: | 87.7% (1,821) |
| Kansas: | 90.1% (1,093,613) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Wamego: | 10.1% (209) |
| Kansas: | 7.2% (86,855) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Wamego: | 2.2% (45) |
| Kansas: | 1.7% (20,774) |
Drove alone:
| Wamego: | 90.3% (1,754) |
| Kansas: | 88.5% (1,068,501) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Wamego: | 6.9% (134) |
| Kansas: | 9.0% (109,278) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Wamego: | 2.2% (42) |
| Kansas: | 1.6% (19,470) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Wamego: | 0.3% (5) |
| Kansas: | 0.5% (6,138) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Wamego: | 0.4% (8) |
| Kansas: | 0.2% (2,992) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Wamego: | 54.5% (1,321) |
| Kansas: | 65.5% (954,573) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Wamego: | 2.1% (50) |
| Kansas: | 3.7% (53,764) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Wamego: | 10.5% (255) |
| Kansas: | 8.6% (124,918) |
Local government workers:
| Wamego: | 11.5% (278) |
| Kansas: | 8.9% (130,140) |
State government workers:
| Wamego: | 13.0% (315) |
| Kansas: | 4.7% (68,405) |
Federal government workers:
| Wamego: | 6.9% (166) |
| Kansas: | 2.6% (38,402) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Wamego: | 1.6% (39) |
| Kansas: | 5.7% (83,239) |
Employee of private company:
| Wamego: | 64.9% (1,357) |
| Kansas: | 65.6% (863,522) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Wamego: | 1.1% (23) |
| Kansas: | 3.0% (39,856) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Wamego: | 7.3% (152) |
| Kansas: | 7.7% (101,602) |
Local government workers:
| Wamego: | 10.0% (210) |
| Kansas: | 7.1% (93,985) |
State government workers:
| Wamego: | 7.6% (159) |
| Kansas: | 5.7% (75,164) |
Federal government workers:
| Wamego: | 1.8% (38) |
| Kansas: | 2.6% (34,749) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Wamego: | 7.3% (152) |
| Kansas: | 7.8% (102,378) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Wamego: | 57.0% (742) |
| Kansas: | 70.4% (543,878) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Wamego: | 3.9% (50) |
| Kansas: | 4.7% (36,544) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Wamego: | 5.5% (71) |
| Kansas: | 4.8% (36,937) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Wamego: | 8.2% (107) |
| Kansas: | 6.6% (51,074) |
State government workers - Males:
| Wamego: | 14.3% (186) |
| Kansas: | 3.8% (29,053) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Wamego: | 11.1% (144) |
| Kansas: | 2.8% (21,519) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Wamego: | 51.6% (579) |
| Kansas: | 60.1% (410,695) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Wamego: | 16.3% (183) |
| Kansas: | 12.9% (87,981) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Wamego: | 15.2% (170) |
| Kansas: | 11.6% (79,066) |
State government workers - Females:
| Wamego: | 11.4% (128) |
| Kansas: | 5.8% (39,352) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Wamego: | 2.0% (22) |
| Kansas: | 2.5% (16,883) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Wamego: | 3.5% (39) |
| Kansas: | 4.5% (31,037) |