Ottawa County, KS: 11 findings, 2 at a watch level and 9 noted

11 findings fired for Ottawa County, KS this run, against a typical home value of $181,149 in August 2026 and covered employment of 1,257 in 2026 Q1.

Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Ottawa County, KS.

11 findings #

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  1. watchOttawa County, KS' typical home value of $181,149 scores 29 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 69 across Kansas counties, a gap of 41 points.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 41 = |29 across US counties - 69 across Kansas counties|

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  2. watchOttawa County, KS' years of wages of 4.4 scores 53 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 84 across Kansas counties, a gap of 31 points.

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    • 31 = |53 across US counties - 84 across Kansas counties|
    • typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  3. noteOttawa County, KS' average weekly wage was 5.7% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

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    • +5.7 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
    • the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed

    BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published

  4. noteOttawa County, KS' covered employment was 0.8% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • +0.8 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
    • the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed

    BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published

  5. noteOttawa County, KS' typical home value rose 0.7% from $179,854 in July 2026 to $181,149 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

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    • +0.7% = (181149.17276531993 - 179854.32420043965) / 179854.32420043965 × 100
    • 181149.17276531993 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
    • 179854.32420043965 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

  6. noteOttawa County, KS' average weekly wage of $791 ranks 3,040th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  7. noteOttawa County, KS' momentum index of 0.64 ranks 278th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published momentum
    • momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  8. noteOttawa County, KS' average weekly wage of $791 ranks 96th of 105 Kansas counties, against a median of $943.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 105 Kansas counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  9. noteOttawa County, KS' covered employment of 1,257 ranks 2,932nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.

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    • 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  10. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Ottawa County, KS is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

    estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

  11. noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Ottawa County, KS is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

    estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

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USGS instantaneous and daily water values (continuous), expected between 2026-10-07 and 2026-10-07.

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Sources #

  • publishedZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv · period 2026-08 · retrieved 2026-10-07
  • estimateQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-07 · typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
  • publishedQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    area 20143, all ownerships, all industries · period 2026-Q1 · retrieved 2026-10-07
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-07 · momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-07 · month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns

Citations

  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). series County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. period 2026-08. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zhvi/County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-07.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. https://www.bls.gov/cew/. accessed 2026-10-07. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. series area 20143, all ownerships, all industries. period 2026-Q1. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2026/1/area/20143.csv. accessed 2026-10-07.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-07. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%).
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-07. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns.

What these numbers are not

  • The newest BLS QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, only the over-the-year percent change BLS publishes itself. Every employment and wage comparison here states that published change; none of them is a move from one level to another, because the two levels are not both in the file.
  • A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank across the entities that published the metric this period: the smallest published value scores 0 and the largest scores 100. It is not the share of entities below the value, and entities that did not publish the metric are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
  • The named indicators shown beside this brief are national or basin-level series, not measurements of Ottawa County, KS; 30-year fixed mortgage rate (watch), Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual (watch), Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate (watch) and WTI crude oil, spot (watch) are at a watch or alert level. They are context.
  • Obligations are what agencies committed in FY2026 by place of performance: not outlays, and not the recipient's own location.
  • FY2026 closed 7 days ago; agencies report with up to a 45-day lag, so totals are still filling in.
  • The indicator block is the NATIONAL set, filtered only by lens. None of these series is keyed to this place: they are United States, gauge, single-state or port series and they are shown as context, not as this place's own readings.

Page assembled 2026-10-07T00:05:25.292Z. Place identity tables pulled 2026-10-01.