Colfax Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. 65 jobs are based in Colfax Township for 194 working residents. Only 2% work in Colfax Township; the top destination outside it is Chanute (25%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Colfax Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 190 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 61 people come in from elsewhere.
About 250 people are in Colfax Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Out of Colfax Township to work: where people go
Where Colfax Township clocks in
25% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
Colfax Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Colfax Township, 2014 → 2024: 64 → 65. 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 Colfax Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 15 minutes each way for Colfax Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colfax Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 commuters (the 8% 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 Colfax Township
About 32% 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.
Work in the towns next to Colfax Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $86,458 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Tioga Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Perry Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Valley Township, Tioga Township, Perry Township and Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colfax 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 Colfax Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colfax Township?
$86,458 (±$28,651) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colfax Township?
11.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colfax Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colfax Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chanute (25%, 7 mi), Neodesha (9%, 19 mi), Fredonia (9%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Colfax Township without a car?
3% 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 Colfax Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colfax 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.