Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Appanoose Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Appanoose Township; the top destination outside it is Ottawa (17%, 12 miles). There are 19 jobs in Appanoose Township, against 168 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Appanoose Township
On a workday 168 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Appanoose Township on a workday afternoon, 47% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Out of Appanoose Township to work: where people go
Where Appanoose Township clocks in
17% of workers
8% 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.
74% of the jobs in Appanoose Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Appanoose Township, 2013 → 2023: 112 → 19. 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 Appanoose Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Appanoose Township
of Appanoose Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 11 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.
Appanoose Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
How Appanoose Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Centropolis Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Appanoose Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appanoose Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Centropolis Township | 4% | C+ | D | 23 min | $64,344 |
| Junction Township | under 3% | B− | C | 32 min | $76,635 |
| Pomona Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 25 min | $62,188 |
| Marion Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marion Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Appanoose 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 Appanoose Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Appanoose Township?
62.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Appanoose Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (17%, 12 mi), Topeka (8%, 26 mi), Overland Park (7%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Appanoose 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 Appanoose Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Appanoose 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.