Topeka Cemetery-Mausoleum Row · Photo: Jcakp · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Avon Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Avon Township for work; outside it, Burlington is the main destination (21%, 9 miles). 24 jobs are based in Avon Township; 80 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Avon Township
On a workday 80 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Avon Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 Avon Township’s working residents head each day
Where Avon Township clocks in
21% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avon Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 24. 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 Avon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 18 minutes from Avon Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avon Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 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 many miles Avon Township commutes
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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 13% of Avon Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $85,000 |
| Hampden Township | 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Star Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Westphalia Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Spring Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hampden Township, Star Township, Westphalia Township and Spring Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Hampden Township. Darker towns draw more of Avon 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 Avon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Avon Township?
$85,000 (±$58,849) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avon Township?
3.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avon Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (21%, 9 mi), Hampden Township (13%, 5 mi), LeRoy (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Avon 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 Avon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avon 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.