Chikaskia Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Hardly any work in Chikaskia Township itself; outside it, Wichita draws the most (18%, 50 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas. A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Chikaskia Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 40 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Chikaskia Township on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.40 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Chikaskia Township ends
Where Chikaskia Township clocks in
18% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 36% of Chikaskia Township’s jobs are in goods
56 jobs are based in Chikaskia Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chikaskia Township, 2013 → 2023: 117 → 56. 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 Chikaskia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 38 minutes in Chikaskia Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chikaskia Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Chikaskia Township
About 38% 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 Chikaskia Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chikaskia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chikaskia Township | – | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Belmont Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Rochester Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Township 1 | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Township, Belmont Township, Rochester Township and Township 1: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chikaskia 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 Chikaskia Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Chikaskia Township?
2.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chikaskia Township?
38 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chikaskia Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (18%, 50 mi), Pratt (10%, 37 mi), Cunningham (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chikaskia Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chikaskia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chikaskia 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.