Canville Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Commuters spend 10 minutes getting to work on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Canville Township has 77 jobs, against 224 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Canville Township apart on work
Canville Township and Chanute trade workers both ways
Chanute is the top workplace for Canville Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Canville Township come from (29% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Canville Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 10 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas worker, and quicker than any town next door (13 to 20 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few Canville Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
32% of working residents work in Chanute
Where Canville Township clocks in
32% of workers
8% 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.
How long Canville Township spends getting to work: about 10 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Canville Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 256 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.
Who works in Canville Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Canville Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 2024, primary jobs.
In Canville Township, 44% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Canville Township, 2014 → 2024: 55 → 77. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Canville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Canville Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Canville Township and its neighbors: 32% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canville Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $128,393 |
| Chanute | 32% | D | B | 13 min | $50,882 |
| Chetopa Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Tioga Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Erie Township | under 3% | D− | B− | 18 min | $46,184 |
Same-state neighbors only. Chetopa Township, Tioga Township and Pleasant Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chanute. Darker towns draw more of Canville 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 2024, 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 Canville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Canville Township?
$128,393 (±$79,569) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Canville Township?
0.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Canville Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Canville Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chanute (32%, 5 mi), Parsons (8%, 20 mi), Humboldt (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Canville Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Canville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canville Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.