How Capioma Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%). Only 3% work in Capioma Township itself; outside it, Sabetha draws the most (26%, 8 miles). 105 jobs are based in Capioma Township, against 72 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Capioma Township on a workday
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 103 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Capioma Township on a workday afternoon, 26% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.46 per resident).
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 Capioma Township work
Where Capioma Township clocks in
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 99% of Capioma Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Capioma Township, 2013 → 2023: 154 → 105. 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 Capioma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Capioma Township
of Capioma Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Capioma Township
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.
Around Capioma Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Rock Creek Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Capioma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capioma Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Creek Township | 7% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Powhattan Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Granada Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rock Creek Township, Powhattan Township, Granada Township and Adams Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Capioma 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 Capioma Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Capioma Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Capioma Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sabetha (26%, 8 mi), Seneca (13%, 13 mi), Rock Creek Township (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Capioma 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 Capioma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Capioma 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.