Harris Bridge · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0More than half of Americus Township’s working residents commute to Emporia
Jobs & income B−: better than 46% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D: more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are higher than in 63% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Americus Township; the top destination outside it is Emporia (51%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Americus Township, in brief
More than half of Americus Township works in Emporia
368 working residents, 51%, have their main job in Emporia, 9.9 miles away. That’s 13 times as many as work in Americus Township itself. The commute map ↓
Americus Township is a place people come home to
There are 150 jobs based in Americus Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Americus Township has about 790 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 728 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Americus Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Americus Township is better than 46% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Americus Township’s grade up ($85,556, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 16% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.8%) is left out: Americus Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Americus Township could be anywhere from C− to B+.
51% of working residents work in Emporia
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Americus Township clocks in
51% of workers
5% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Americus Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 701 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 123 people come in from elsewhere.
About 790 people are in Americus Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
Half of Americus Township commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 33% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
150 jobs are based in Americus Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Americus Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Americus Township, 2013 → 2023: 159 → 150. 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.
About 23 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Americus Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 738 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Most trips from Americus Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Americus Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Americus Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 766 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.4% of Americus Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Americus Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Americus Township is 2,077th of 5,400 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,800 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Americus Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 52 | Lake Quivira KS | 1,005 | $178K | 3.8% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 56 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 69 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 2,075 | Catawba SC | 1,071 | $60K | 11.5% | 13.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,076 | Jordan NY | 1,194 | $77K | 13.8% | 2.8% | 2% | B− |
| 2,077 | Americus Township KS | 1,368 | $86K | 7.7% | 3.8% | 4% | B− |
| 2,078 | Woodville Township MN | 1,268 | $81K | 9.3% | 2.4% | 2% | B− |
| 2,079 | Rouse CA | 1,462 | $61K | 12.7% | 7.1% | <1% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Americus Township and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Americus Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Americus Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americus Township | – | B− | D | 23 min | $85,556 |
| Fremont Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Emporia Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pike Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Agnes City Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fremont Township, Emporia Township, Pike Township and Agnes City Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Americus Township: questions
What is the median household income in Americus Township?
$85,556 (±$23,307) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Americus Township?
7.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Americus Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Americus Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Emporia (51%, 10 mi), Topeka (5%, 47 mi), Wichita (4%, 82 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Americus Township walkable?
Americus Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Americus Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Americus Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Americus 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.