Alexandria Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 29% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. 52 jobs are based in Alexandria Township, against 330 working residents. Only 2% work in Alexandria Township itself; outside it, Leavenworth draws the most (27%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Alexandria Township: the figures worth knowing
Alexandria Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Alexandria Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Alexandria Township has about 610 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Alexandria Township and Leavenworth trade workers both ways
Leavenworth is the top workplace for Alexandria Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Alexandria Township come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Alexandria Township works from home
29% of Alexandria Township workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 330 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Alexandria Township
On a workday 325 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Alexandria Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Alexandria Township ends
Where Alexandria Township clocks in
27% of workers
6% 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.
Time on the road from Alexandria Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alexandria Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 29% 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.
In Alexandria Township, 88% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alexandria Township, 2014 → 2024: 31 → 52. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Alexandria Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Alexandria Township
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Alexandria Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to High Prairie Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alexandria Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $94,083 |
| High Prairie Township | 3% | A− | C | 27 min | $103,229 |
| Union Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 38 min | $81,835 |
| Easton Township | under 3% | C− | C+ | 27 min | $64,712 |
| Tonganoxie Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tonganoxie Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alexandria 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 2024, 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 Alexandria Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alexandria Township?
$94,083 (±$5,267) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alexandria Township?
2.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alexandria Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alexandria Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Leavenworth (27%, 11 mi), Overland Park (8%, 35 mi), Lawrence (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Alexandria 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 Alexandria Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alexandria Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.