Chetopa Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
135 jobs are based in Chetopa Township; 316 of its residents have a job. Only 3% stay in Chetopa Township for work; outside it, Parsons is the main destination (20%, 17 miles). For 22% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Chetopa Township stands out on work
About 20 minutes each way, about the KS average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chetopa Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 339 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.
In and out of Chetopa Township on a workday
On a workday 306 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 125 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Chetopa Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Where people from Chetopa Township work
Where Chetopa Township clocks in
20% of workers
17% 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.
Goods jobs make up 33% of work in Chetopa Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chetopa Township, 2014 → 2024: 144 → 135. 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 Chetopa Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Chetopa Township
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.
Chetopa Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chetopa Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chetopa Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $85,278 |
| Canville Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Shiloh Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Centerville Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Canville Township, Shiloh Township and Centerville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chetopa 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 Chetopa Township: questions
What is the median household income in Chetopa Township?
$85,278 (±$29,214) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chetopa Township?
4.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chetopa Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chetopa Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsons (20%, 17 mi), Chanute (17%, 10 mi), Pittsburg (5%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Chetopa Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chetopa Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chetopa 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.