Cedar Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Cedar Township report 21 jobs for 253 working residents. Hardly any work in Cedar Township itself; outside it, Chanute draws the most (15%, 16 miles). Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Cedar Township apart
Cedar Township is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Cedar Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cedar Township has about 320 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Cedar Township
On a workday 252 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Cedar Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where in the region Cedar Township works
About 39% 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.
Where the trip to work from Cedar Township ends
Where Cedar Township clocks in
15% of workers
14% of workers
9% 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: 67% of jobs based in Cedar Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 21. 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 Cedar Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Cedar Township’s commute takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 327 commuters (the 4% 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.
The towns around Cedar Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $56,339 |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Chetopa Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Neodesha Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Guilford Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Chetopa Township, Neodesha Township, Guilford Township and Pleasant Valley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar 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 Cedar Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Township?
$56,339 (±$24,516) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Township?
3.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chanute (15%, 16 mi), Fredonia (14%, 8 mi), Neodesha (9%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar 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.