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Jobs & commute in Canada Township

Jobs and earnings in Canada Township, and the trip to work

The Census job records count 71 working residents of Canada Township and no jobs based in it. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%). Hardly any stay in Canada Township for work; outside it, Coffeyville is the main destination (24%, 12 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Canada Township

On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

71live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday120
190live here− 71head out to work+ 0come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Canada Township on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Canada Township ends

Bartlett: 3 residents work here (4%)Edna: 2 residents work here (3%)Caney: 1 residents work here (1%)Chanute: 4 residents work here (6%)Edwardsville: 2 residents work here (3%)Coffeyville: 17 residents work here (24%)Parsons: 13 residents work here (18%)Joplin: 2 residents work here (3%)Miami: 2 residents work here (3%)Tulsa: 2 residents work here (3%)Canada TownshipHoward TownshipLiberty TownshipElm Grove TownshipMount Pleasant TownshipMound Valley TownshipCoffeyvilleParsonsChanuteBartlettEdnaEdwardsvilleCanada Township
1
Coffeyville12.4 mi away
24%17
2
Parsons18.4 mi away
18%13
3
Chanute38.5 mi away
6%4
4
Bartlett13.8 mi away
4%3
5
Edna6.3 mi away
3%2
6
Edwardsville140.1 mi away
3%2
7
Joplin, MO52.4 mi away
3%2
8
Miami, OK35.5 mi away
3%2
9
Tulsa, OK72.5 mi away
3%2
10
Caney27.4 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%23
The top trips

Where Canada Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Canada Township

Working from home
0%

of Canada Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Canada Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 41 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 far

Short hops and long hauls from Canada Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCoffeyville: 24% · 12.4 miParsons: 18% · 18.4 miChanute: 6% · 38.5 miBartlett: 4% · 13.8 miEdna: 3% · 6.3 miEdwardsville: 3% · 140.1 miJoplin: 3% · 52.4 miMiami: 3% · 35.5 miTulsa: 3% · 72.5 miCaney: 1% · 27.4 miCoffeyville 24%Parsons 18%Chanute 6%Bartlett 4%Edna 3%Canada Township
Canada TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi7 residents
51%10–24 mi35 residents
13%25–50 mi9 residents
25%Over 50 mi17 residents

About 25% 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

Around Canada Township: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Liberty Township13 min
Howard Township21 min
Mound Valley Township21 min
Mount Pleasant Township23 min
Elm Grove Township24 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownCanada Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Canada Township–———$50,990
Howard Townshipunder 2%——21 min—
Mound Valley Townshipunder 2%——21 min—
Mount Pleasant Townshipunder 2%B−C−23 min$69,107
Elm Grove Townshipunder 2%——24 min—
Liberty Townshipunder 2%——13 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Howard Township, Mound Valley Township, Elm Grove Township and Liberty Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Canada Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Canada Township: questions

What is the median household income in Canada Township?

$50,990 (±$7,400) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Canada Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Canada Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coffeyville (24%, 12 mi), Parsons (18%, 18 mi), Chanute (6%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Canada 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 Canada Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Canada Township

Canada Township home →

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.