Arcade Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in Arcade Township report 13 jobs; 35 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Arcade Township itself; outside it, Phillipsburg draws the most (29%, 5 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Arcade Township
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50 people are in Arcade 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Arcade Township goes to work
Where Arcade Township clocks in
29% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Arcade Township: what the 13 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arcade Township, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 13. 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 Arcade Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Arcade Township
of Arcade Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
Half of Arcade Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 43% 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.
Work in the towns next to Arcade Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arcade Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcade Township | – | — | — | — | $31,250 |
| Phillipsburg Township | under 3% | — | — | 5 min | — |
| Plum Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Deer Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Phillipsburg Township, Plum Township, Deer Creek Township and Greenwood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arcade 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 Arcade Township: questions
What is the median household income in Arcade Township?
$31,250 (±$767) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arcade Township?
21.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Arcade Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (29%, 5 mi), Smith Center (11%, 24 mi), Glade (9%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arcade 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 Arcade Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arcade 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.