St. Francis draws more than half of Calhoun Township’s working residents
Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 12% across Kansas. Hardly any work in Calhoun Township; the top destination outside it is St. Francis (57%, 13 miles). There are 1 jobs in Calhoun Township, and 7 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Calhoun Township on a workday
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Calhoun Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
Where people from Calhoun Township work
Where Calhoun Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Calhoun Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Calhoun Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Calhoun Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Calhoun Township
of Calhoun Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 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.
Calhoun Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 29% 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 Calhoun Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Calhoun Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bird City Township | under 15% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Cleveland Run Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bird City Township, Cleveland Run Township and Orlando Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Calhoun 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 Calhoun Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Calhoun Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Calhoun Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Calhoun 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 Calhoun Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Calhoun 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.