Most of Charleston Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
22% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. Charleston Township has 11 jobs, and 29 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Charleston Township itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (24%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Charleston Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Charleston 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.
The towns that employ Charleston Township’s residents
Where Charleston 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.
Charleston Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Charleston Township, 2014 → 2024: 25 → 11. 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 Charleston Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Charleston Township
of Charleston Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 22% 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.
Where in the region Charleston Township works
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Charleston Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Charleston Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Township | – | — | — | — | $68,281 |
| Hanover Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Farmington Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hanover Township, Franklin Township, Farmington Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Charleston 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 Charleston Township: questions
What is the median household income in Charleston Township?
$68,281 (±$55,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Charleston Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Charleston Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (24%, 6 mi), Hanover (10%, 5 mi), Lowe Township (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Charleston 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 Charleston Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Charleston 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.