Photo: GerritR · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Coldwater Township
Working residents average 10 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. 2% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. About two in five stay in Coldwater Township for work; outside it, Coldwater is the main destination (39%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Coldwater Township: the figures worth knowing
Coldwater Township and Coldwater trade workers both ways
Coldwater is the top workplace for Coldwater Township residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Coldwater Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Coldwater Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 10 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 389 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Coldwater Township: the destinations
Where Coldwater Township clocks in
39% of workers
14% of workers
4% 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.
Time on the road from Coldwater Township: about 10 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Coldwater Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 451 commuters (the 2% 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 Coldwater Township
About 30% 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.
Coldwater Township by day and by night
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, 157 work right here, and 229 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 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.
What work there is in Coldwater Township: 386 jobs
386 jobs are based in Coldwater Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Coldwater Township, 2013 → 2023: 399 → 386. 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 Coldwater Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Coldwater Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Protection Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Coldwater Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $53,393 |
| Avilla Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Powell Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Protection Township | 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Aetna Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Deerhead Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Avilla Township, Powell Township, Protection Township, Aetna Township and Deerhead Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Coldwater 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 Coldwater Township: questions
What is the median household income in Coldwater Township?
$53,393 (±$6,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Coldwater Township?
7.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Coldwater Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Coldwater Township work?
40% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coldwater (39%, 10 mi), Protection (14%, 16 mi), Dodge City (4%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Coldwater Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Coldwater Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Coldwater 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.