Cleveland Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. There are 9 jobs in Cleveland Township, and 17 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Cleveland Township; the top destination outside it is Ellinwood (35%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Cleveland Township
On a workday 17 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Cleveland Township on a workday afternoon, 21% 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 the trip to work from Cleveland Township ends
Where Cleveland Township clocks in
35% of workers
29% 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.
The kinds of work in Cleveland Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cleveland Township, 2014 → 2024: 12 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cleveland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cleveland Township
of Cleveland Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Cleveland Township
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.
How Cleveland Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cleveland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Independent Township | under 6% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Plymouth Township | under 6% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Beaver Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Palacky Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Independent Township, Plymouth Township, Beaver Township and Palacky Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cleveland 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 Cleveland Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cleveland Township?
100.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cleveland Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ellinwood (35%, 21 mi), Great Bend (29%, 25 mi), Lyons (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cleveland 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 Cleveland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cleveland 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.