Cheever Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
19 jobs are based in Cheever Township; 38 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Cheever Township; the top destination outside it is Chapman (13%, 12 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Cheever Township
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Cheever Township on a workday afternoon, 13% 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 people from Cheever Township work
Where Cheever Township clocks in
13% of workers
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.
Factories, building and farms: 89% of the jobs in Cheever Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Cheever Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cheever Township
of Cheever Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 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.
How far Cheever Township’s workers travel
About 16% 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.
The towns around Cheever Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cheever Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheever Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Buckeye Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Flora Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township, Buckeye Township and Flora Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cheever 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 Cheever Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cheever Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cheever Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chapman (13%, 12 mi), Junction City (13%, 19 mi), Salina (13%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cheever 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 Cheever Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cheever 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.