Alexander & Anna Schwartz Farm · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0For about half of its working residents, Alamota Township is a commute to Dighton
There are 3 jobs in Alamota Township, against 29 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. Hardly any work in Alamota Township; the top destination outside it is Dighton (45%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Alamota Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 41 people are in Alamota Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.10 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.
Where the trip to work from Alamota Township ends
Where Alamota Township clocks in
45% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Alamota Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alamota Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 3. 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 Alamota Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Alamota Township
of Alamota Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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 Alamota Township
About 24% 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.
Next door to Alamota Township
The biggest share goes to Dighton Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alamota Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamota Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Dighton Township | 7% | D | B+ | 10 min | $53,009 |
| White Rock Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Garfield Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Eden Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Johnson Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. White Rock Township, Garfield Township, Eden Township and Johnson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alamota Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Alamota Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Alamota Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Alamota Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Alamota Township 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 Alamota Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alamota Township
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.