For about half of its working residents, Chapman Township is a commute to Salina
The average commute takes 24 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Hardly any stay in Chapman Township for work; outside it, Salina is the main destination (47%, 33 miles). Chapman Township has 30 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Chapman Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Chapman Township on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.
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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Chapman Township to work: where people go
Where Chapman Township clocks in
7% 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.
About 24 minutes to work from Chapman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chapman Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 15% 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.
Chapman 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.
Chapman Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chapman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $97,361 |
| Sherman Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Durham Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Starr Township | under 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township, Durham Township and Starr Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chapman 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 Chapman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chapman Township?
$97,361 (±$25,194) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chapman Township?
39.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chapman Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chapman Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Chapman 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 Chapman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chapman 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.