More than half of Cambria Township’s working residents commute to Salina
35 jobs are based in Cambria Township; 183 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 30 minutes getting to work on average, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 16% of workers, 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
Who works in Cambria Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 183 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 35 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Cambria Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.19 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.
The towns that employ Cambria Township’s residents
Where Cambria Township clocks in
5% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 71% of jobs based in Cambria Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cambria Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 35. 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 Cambria Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Cambria Township: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cambria Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 103 commuters (the 16% 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.
Where in the region Cambria Township works
About 26% 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.
Next door is work for 52% of Cambria Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cambria Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $91,337 |
| Elm Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Salina | 52% | C | A | 15 min | $61,783 |
| Greeley Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Dayton Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elm Creek Township: not graded. Greeley Township and Dayton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Salina. Darker towns draw more of Cambria 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 Cambria Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cambria Township?
$91,337 (±$5,490) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cambria Township?
4.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cambria Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cambria Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Cambria Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cambria Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cambria 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.