Lipp Barn · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0About half of Collyer Township’s working residents commute to WaKeeney
Working residents average 17 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. For 3% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%. Only 2% stay in Collyer Township for work; outside it, WaKeeney is the main destination (46%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Collyer Township
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Collyer Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Collyer Township’s working residents head each day
Where Collyer Township clocks in
5% 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.
Making and building: 35% of jobs based in Collyer Township
20 jobs are based in Collyer Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Collyer Township, 2014 → 2024: 28 → 20. 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 Collyer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Collyer Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 3% 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 Collyer Township goes to work
About 22% 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.
Collyer Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to WaKeeney Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Collyer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collyer Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $82,083 |
| WaKeeney Township | 5% | B | B− | 14 min | $80,417 |
| Bryant Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Baker Township | under 2% | C+ | A− | 15 min | $72,500 |
| Larrabee Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Ohio Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bryant Township, Larrabee Township and Ohio Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Collyer 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 Collyer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Collyer Township?
$82,083 (±$27,358) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Collyer Township?
12.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Collyer Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Collyer Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Collyer 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 Collyer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Collyer 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.