Most of Colorado Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
14 jobs are based in Colorado Township for 101 working residents. Only 2% stay in Colorado Township for work; outside it, Lincoln Center is the main destination (26%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Colorado Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Colorado Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
The towns that employ Colorado Township’s residents
Where Colorado Township clocks in
26% 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.
What Colorado Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Colorado Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Colorado Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Colorado Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 111 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where in the region Colorado Township works
About 23% 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.
Around Colorado Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Colorado Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $55,250 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Morton Township | under 2% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Morton Township and Madison Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Colorado 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 Colorado Township: questions
What is the median household income in Colorado Township?
$55,250 (±$23,357) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Colorado Township?
17.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Colorado Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Colorado Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln Center (26%, 10 mi), Salina (20%, 23 mi), Topeka (4%, 122 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Colorado Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Colorado Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Colorado 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.