Cherokee Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
Hardly any stay in Cherokee Township for work; outside it, Pittsburg is the main destination (31%, 9 miles). Cherokee Township has 2 jobs, against 137 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Cherokee Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Cherokee Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Cherokee Township goes to work
Where Cherokee Township clocks in
31% of workers
9% of workers
5% 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.
In Cherokee Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cherokee Township, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 2. 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 Cherokee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cherokee Township
of Cherokee Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 42 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 Cherokee Township’s workers travel
About 28% 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 Cherokee Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cherokee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherokee Township | – | — | — | — | $41,285 |
| Mineral Township | under 3% | — | — | 7 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mineral Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cherokee 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 Cherokee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cherokee Township?
$41,285 (±$3,497) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cherokee Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cherokee Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburg (31%, 9 mi), Columbus (9%, 10 mi), Fort Scott (5%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cherokee 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 Cherokee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cherokee 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.