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Jobs & commute in Clear Fork Township

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Clear Fork Township works elsewhere

For 19% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. There are 9 jobs in Clear Fork Township; 21 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Clear Fork Township itself; outside it, Marysville draws the most (19%, 21 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Clear Fork Township by day and by night

On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.

21live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
9work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night46
Workday34
46live here− 21head out to work+ 9come in to work= 34on a workday

About 34 people are in Clear Fork Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.43jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Clear Fork Township commutes to

Vermillion: 1 residents work here (5%)Waterville: 1 residents work here (5%)Frankfort: 3 residents work here (14%)Wamego: 1 residents work here (5%)Garnett: 1 residents work here (5%)Marysville: 4 residents work here (19%)Emporia: 1 residents work here (5%)Manhattan: 3 residents work here (14%)Topeka: 2 residents work here (10%)Herkimer TownshipClear Fork TownshipCenter TownshipCleveland TownshipGuittard TownshipBigelow TownshipGarfield TownshipClear Creek TownshipVermillion Township: 2 residents work here (10%)HomeMarysvilleFrankfortManhattanTopekaVermillion TownshipVermillionClear Fork Township
1
Marysville21 mi away
19%4
2
Frankfort7.1 mi away
14%3
3
Manhattan30.7 mi away
14%3
4
Topeka54.3 mi away
10%2
510%2
6
Vermillion10.7 mi away
5%1
7
Waterville19.5 mi away
5%1
8
Wamego27.9 mi away
5%1
9
Garnett110.2 mi away
5%1
10
Emporia83.6 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
10%2
The top trips

Where Clear Fork 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.

The jobs

44% of the jobs in Clear Fork Township make or build things

Jobs based in Clear Fork TownshipJobs Clear Fork Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms44%19%
Trade, transport & utilities56%29%
Services: health, schools, offices0%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%33%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%24%
Over $3,333 a month56%43%

Who does it

29 or younger11%29%
30 to 5478%43%
55 and older11%29%
−78%

Jobs based in Clear Fork Township, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 9. 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 Clear Fork Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Clear Fork Township

Working from home
19%

of Clear Fork Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Clear Fork Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 26 commuters (the 19% 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

Miles to work from Clear Fork Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMarysville: 19% · 21 miFrankfort: 14% · 7.1 miManhattan: 14% · 30.7 miTopeka: 10% · 54.3 miVermillion Township: 10% · 6.5 miVermillion: 5% · 10.7 miWaterville: 5% · 19.5 miWamego: 5% · 27.9 miGarnett: 5% · 110.2 miEmporia: 5% · 83.6 miMarysville 19%Frankfort 14%Manhattan 14%Topeka 10%Vermillion Township 10%Clear Fork Township
Clear Fork TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
24%Under 10 mi5 residents
33%10–24 mi7 residents
19%25–50 mi4 residents
24%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 24% 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.

Next door

The towns next door employ 10% of Clear Fork Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownClear Fork Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Clear Fork Township–———$114,167
Vermillion Township10%——21 min—
Clear Creek Townshipunder 5%——40 min—
Cleveland Townshipunder 5%————
Bigelow Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Vermillion Township, Clear Creek Township, Cleveland Township and Bigelow Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Vermillion Township. Darker towns draw more of Clear Fork Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Clear Fork Township: questions

What is the median household income in Clear Fork Township?

$114,167 (±$48,092) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Clear Fork Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Clear Fork Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (19%, 21 mi), Frankfort (14%, 7 mi), Manhattan (14%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Clear Fork 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 Clear Fork Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Clear Fork Township

Clear Fork Township home →

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.