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The most common industries in Ulysses are: Educational services (11.0% of civilian employees), Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (9.4% of civilian employees), Construction (7.5% of civilian employees). 72.9% of workers work in Grant County and 6.0% of all workers work at home. 81.6% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 19.7% greater 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 Ulysses, Kansas was 5,960 / 5,836
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Ulysses, Kansas was 5,960 / 5,836
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 11.0% (282) | 6.2% (89) | 16.9% (193) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 9.4% (242) | 14.9% (212) | 2.6% (30) |
| Construction | 7.5% (193) | 11.3% (161) | 2.8% (32) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 6.6% (169) | 9.5% (136) | 2.9% (33) |
| Health care | 6.1% (157) | 1.5% (22) | 11.8% (135) |
| Utilities | 5.0% (128) | 6.8% (97) | 2.7% (31) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 4.9% (126) | 7.2% (102) | 2.1% (24) |
| Finance and insurance | 3.9% (100) | 1.0% (14) | 7.5% (86) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.8% (73) | 4.3% (61) | 1.1% (12) |
| Social assistance | 2.8% (73) | 0.7% (10) | 5.5% (63) |
| Public administration | 2.8% (73) | 2.0% (29) | 3.9% (44) |
| Accommodation and food services | 2.8% (71) | 0.4% (5) | 5.8% (66) |
| Warehousing and storage | 2.6% (66) | 3.5% (50) | 1.4% (16) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.3% (59) | 0.0% (0) | 5.2% (59) |
| U. S. Postal service | 2.1% (53) | 2.7% (39) | 1.2% (14) |
| Food | 1.9% (49) | 2.4% (34) | 1.3% (15) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.9% (48) | 1.9% (27) | 1.8% (21) |
| Truck transportation | 1.8% (47) | 2.9% (42) | 0.4% (5) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.8% (46) | 3.2% (46) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.6% (42) | 0.8% (11) | 2.7% (31) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.6% (40) | 1.8% (26) | 1.2% (14) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.6% (40) | 1.7% (24) | 1.4% (16) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.5% (39) | 1.9% (27) | 1.1% (12) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.4% (36) | 0.6% (8) | 2.5% (28) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.3% (34) | 0.0% (0) | 3.0% (34) |
| Chemicals | 1.3% (33) | 2.3% (33) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 1.1% (28) | 2.0% (28) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.1% (27) | 0.8% (12) | 1.3% (15) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.0% (26) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (26) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (24) | 1.1% (16) | 0.7% (8) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.9% (23) | 1.1% (16) | 0.6% (7) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.9% (23) | 0.6% (8) | 1.3% (15) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.8% (20) | 0.3% (4) | 1.4% (16) |
| Retail florists | 0.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (11) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.4% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (11) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (10) |
| Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (9) | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (7) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Ulysses
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 8.3%Males
- 5.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 3.4%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.1%Males
- 3.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 6.5%Males
- 20.4%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 8.9%Males
- 13.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 10.7% (270) |
| Kansas: | 5.0% (63,464) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 4.8% (122) |
| Kansas: | 5.1% (65,540) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 15.1% (382) |
| Kansas: | 7.3% (93,495) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 11.0% (278) |
| Kansas: | 10.2% (129,994) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 17.8% (449) |
| Kansas: | 14.8% (188,435) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 14.6% (369) |
| Kansas: | 17.4% (221,699) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 8.1% (205) |
| Kansas: | 10.0% (127,374) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 4.1% (104) |
| Kansas: | 4.9% (62,230) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Ulysses: | 5.2% (132) |
| Kansas: | 2.5% (31,968) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Ulysses: | 8.5% (215) |
| Kansas: | 6.6% (83,997) |
<5am:
| Ulysses: | 0.8% (20) |
| Kansas: | 2.8% (37,001) |
5:30am:
| Ulysses: | 1.7% (44) |
| Kansas: | 2.2% (29,449) |
6am:
| Ulysses: | 2.1% (53) |
| Kansas: | 4.0% (52,725) |
6:30am:
| Ulysses: | 6.1% (154) |
| Kansas: | 7.1% (93,264) |
7am:
| Ulysses: | 10.7% (271) |
| Kansas: | 10.3% (135,647) |
7:30am:
| Ulysses: | 17.8% (452) |
| Kansas: | 15.1% (198,358) |
8am:
| Ulysses: | 30.6% (775) |
| Kansas: | 19.7% (258,625) |
8:30am:
| Ulysses: | 11.7% (297) |
| Kansas: | 9.8% (127,994) |
9am:
| Ulysses: | 3.7% (93) |
| Kansas: | 4.2% (54,906) |
10am:
| Ulysses: | 3.5% (89) |
| Kansas: | 4.3% (56,570) |
11am:
| Ulysses: | 1.1% (27) |
| Kansas: | 1.9% (24,928) |
12pm:
| Ulysses: | 0.3% (7) |
| Kansas: | 0.9% (12,131) |
4pm:
| Ulysses: | 2.0% (51) |
| Kansas: | 6.7% (88,226) |
>4pm:
| Ulysses: | 4.9% (125) |
| Kansas: | 6.8% (89,657) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 16.2% (263) |
| Kansas: | 6.4% (44,516) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 7.8% (127) |
| Kansas: | 6.5% (45,470) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 17.1% (278) |
| Kansas: | 8.8% (61,038) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 10.3% (168) |
| Kansas: | 11.2% (77,567) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 16.5% (268) |
| Kansas: | 14.2% (98,880) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 9.3% (151) |
| Kansas: | 15.0% (103,955) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 3.5% (57) |
| Kansas: | 9.4% (65,252) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 3.5% (56) |
| Kansas: | 4.1% (28,753) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 3.1% (50) |
| Kansas: | 2.0% (14,209) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Ulysses: | 12.9% (210) |
| Kansas: | 6.3% (43,801) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ulysses: | 1.9% (17) |
| Kansas: | 3.3% (18,948) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Ulysses: | 11.4% (103) |
| Kansas: | 5.6% (32,457) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ulysses: | 12.2% (110) |
| Kansas: | 9.0% (52,427) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Ulysses: | 20.0% (182) |
| Kansas: | 15.4% (89,555) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ulysses: | 24.1% (218) |
| Kansas: | 20.2% (117,744) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Ulysses: | 15.9% (144) |
| Kansas: | 10.7% (62,122) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ulysses: | 5.2% (47) |
| Kansas: | 5.8% (33,477) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Ulysses: | 9.1% (82) |
| Kansas: | 3.1% (17,759) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.9%
Number of people working at home: 166 (6.0% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: -363 (-6.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,623 (64.0%)
Number of people working at home: 166 (6.0% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: -363 (-6.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,623 (64.0%)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 17.9% (288) |
| Kansas: | 5.9% (77,030) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 45.9% (739) |
| Kansas: | 16.2% (209,820) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 16.7% (269) |
| Kansas: | 16.9% (219,769) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 2.5% (40) |
| Kansas: | 18.7% (242,157) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 0.5% (7) |
| Kansas: | 13.7% (177,779) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 0.9% (15) |
| Kansas: | 6.2% (81,075) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 5.1% (82) |
| Kansas: | 10.0% (129,794) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 4.3% (69) |
| Kansas: | 4.2% (54,542) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 4.5% (73) |
| Kansas: | 2.3% (30,000) |
90 or more minutes:
| Ulysses: | 1.9% (30) |
| Kansas: | 1.5% (19,203) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 12.0% (305) |
| Kansas: | 6.1% (79,963) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 39.7% (1,007) |
| Kansas: | 16.8% (220,956) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 18.6% (471) |
| Kansas: | 18.6% (244,433) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 10.1% (257) |
| Kansas: | 16.9% (221,991) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 4.1% (103) |
| Kansas: | 13.5% (177,293) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 2.7% (69) |
| Kansas: | 4.9% (64,184) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 3.0% (77) |
| Kansas: | 9.0% (118,138) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 0.3% (7) |
| Kansas: | 1.6% (21,204) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 0.4% (9) |
| Kansas: | 1.7% (22,394) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 1.6% (40) |
| Kansas: | 3.4% (44,713) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Ulysses: | 2.1% (54) |
| Kansas: | 2.0% (26,173) |
90 or more minutes:
| Ulysses: | 2.3% (59) |
| Kansas: | 1.4% (18,039) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Ulysses: | 24.8% (221) |
| Kansas: | 5.7% (40,477) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Ulysses: | 33.3% (296) |
| Kansas: | 14.8% (104,178) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Ulysses: | 19.6% (174) |
| Kansas: | 16.5% (116,315) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Ulysses: | 1.7% (15) |
| Kansas: | 6.2% (43,841) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Ulysses: | 3.1% (28) |
| Kansas: | 10.4% (73,213) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Ulysses: | 6.7% (60) |
| Kansas: | 4.6% (32,485) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Ulysses: | 7.8% (69) |
| Kansas: | 2.7% (18,879) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Ulysses: | 3.1% (28) |
| Kansas: | 1.9% (13,513) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Ulysses: | 10.1% (73) |
| Kansas: | 6.2% (36,553) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Ulysses: | 61.8% (446) |
| Kansas: | 17.8% (105,642) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Ulysses: | 13.3% (96) |
| Kansas: | 17.4% (103,454) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Ulysses: | 5.5% (40) |
| Kansas: | 18.5% (109,774) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Ulysses: | 1.0% (7) |
| Kansas: | 13.7% (81,519) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Ulysses: | 7.6% (55) |
| Kansas: | 9.5% (56,581) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Ulysses: | 1.2% (9) |
| Kansas: | 3.7% (22,057) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Ulysses: | 0.6% (4) |
| Kansas: | 1.0% (5,690) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Ulysses: | 90.5% (1,498) |
| Kansas: | 85.6% (506,388) |
Carpooled:
| Ulysses: | 9.5% (157) |
| Kansas: | 9.6% (61,019) |
Drove car alone:
| Ulysses: | 80.2% (2,034) |
| Kansas: | 81.5% (1,068,501) |
Carpooled:
| Ulysses: | 14.4% (365) |
| Kansas: | 10.6% (139,348) |
Bicycle:
| Ulysses: | 0.5% (13) |
| Kansas: | 0.2% (2,966) |
Walked:
| Ulysses: | 1.2% (30) |
| Kansas: | 2.5% (33,271) |
Other means:
| Ulysses: | 0.6% (16) |
| Kansas: | 0.6% (7,927) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Ulysses: | 87.2% (795) |
| Kansas: | 85.8% (506,388) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Ulysses: | 12.8% (117) |
| Kansas: | 9.0% (61,019) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Ulysses: | 94.6% (704) |
| Kansas: | 85.3% (506,388) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Ulysses: | 5.4% (40) |
| Kansas: | 10.3% (61,019) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Ulysses: | 86.4% (2,175) |
| Kansas: | 90.1% (1,093,613) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Ulysses: | 2.9% (73) |
| Kansas: | 7.2% (86,855) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Ulysses: | 2.5% (62) |
| Kansas: | 1.7% (20,774) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Ulysses: | 7.7% (193) |
| Kansas: | 0.5% (6,378) |
Drove alone:
| Ulysses: | 84.8% (2,034) |
| Kansas: | 88.5% (1,068,501) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Ulysses: | 8.9% (214) |
| Kansas: | 9.0% (109,278) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Ulysses: | 4.8% (116) |
| Kansas: | 1.6% (19,470) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Ulysses: | 1.5% (35) |
| Kansas: | 0.5% (6,138) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Ulysses: | 81.6% (2,258) |
| Kansas: | 65.5% (954,573) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Ulysses: | 1.6% (45) |
| Kansas: | 3.7% (53,764) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Ulysses: | 4.2% (115) |
| Kansas: | 8.6% (124,918) |
Local government workers:
| Ulysses: | 6.7% (184) |
| Kansas: | 8.9% (130,140) |
State government workers:
| Ulysses: | 1.7% (46) |
| Kansas: | 4.7% (68,405) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Ulysses: | 4.2% (117) |
| Kansas: | 5.7% (83,239) |
Employee of private company:
| Ulysses: | 64.8% (1,664) |
| Kansas: | 65.6% (863,522) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Ulysses: | 1.3% (33) |
| Kansas: | 3.0% (39,856) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Ulysses: | 7.6% (194) |
| Kansas: | 7.7% (101,602) |
Local government workers:
| Ulysses: | 9.8% (251) |
| Kansas: | 7.1% (93,985) |
State government workers:
| Ulysses: | 3.0% (78) |
| Kansas: | 5.7% (75,164) |
Federal government workers:
| Ulysses: | 4.0% (103) |
| Kansas: | 2.6% (34,749) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Ulysses: | 8.5% (219) |
| Kansas: | 7.8% (102,378) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Ulysses: | 0.9% (24) |
| Kansas: | 0.4% (5,027) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Ulysses: | 83.0% (1,365) |
| Kansas: | 70.4% (543,878) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Ulysses: | 1.2% (20) |
| Kansas: | 4.7% (36,544) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Ulysses: | 0.9% (15) |
| Kansas: | 4.8% (36,937) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Ulysses: | 8.1% (133) |
| Kansas: | 6.6% (51,074) |
State government workers - Males:
| Ulysses: | 2.8% (46) |
| Kansas: | 3.8% (29,053) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Ulysses: | 3.9% (64) |
| Kansas: | 6.8% (52,202) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Ulysses: | 79.5% (892) |
| Kansas: | 60.1% (410,695) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Ulysses: | 2.2% (25) |
| Kansas: | 2.5% (17,220) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Ulysses: | 8.9% (100) |
| Kansas: | 12.9% (87,981) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Ulysses: | 4.6% (51) |
| Kansas: | 11.6% (79,066) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Ulysses: | 4.7% (53) |
| Kansas: | 4.5% (31,037) |