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Jobs & commute in Concord Township

Concord Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each

Only 2% work in Concord Township itself; outside it, Dodge City draws the most (42%, 12 miles). There are 18 jobs in Concord Township; 43 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Concord Township

On a workday 42 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

42live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday89
110live here− 42head out to work+ 17come in to work= 89on a workday

About 89 people are in Concord Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.42jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Concord Township work

Ford: 1 residents work here (2%)FowlerMinneola: 1 residents work here (2%)Spearville: 1 residents work here (2%)Bucklin: 1 residents work here (2%)Conway Springs: 1 residents work here (2%)PlainsGreensburg: 1 residents work here (2%)Hugoton: 1 residents work here (2%)HaysDodge City: 18 residents work here (42%)Wichita: 2 residents work here (5%)ArnettCopeland Township: 2 residents work here (5%)Wilburn TownshipFord TownshipBaker TownshipConcord TownshipEast Hess TownshipDodge CityWichitaCopeland TownshipFordMinneolaSpearvilleConcord Township
1
Dodge City11.8 mi away
42%18
2
Wichita150.7 mi away
5%2
3
Copeland Township27.8 mi away
5%2
4
Ford19.1 mi away
2%1
5
Minneola12.1 mi away
2%1
6
Spearville25.4 mi away
2%1
7
Bucklin25.8 mi away
2%1
8
Conway Springs135.5 mi away
2%1
9
Greensburg44.4 mi away
2%1
10
Hugoton74.4 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%14
The top trips

Where Concord Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

A place that makes things: 100% of Concord Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Concord TownshipJobs Concord Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%23%
Trade, transport & utilities0%26%
Services: health, schools, offices0%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month39%26%
Over $3,333 a month44%53%

Who does it

29 or younger17%30%
30 to 5428%44%
55 and older56%26%
+20%

Jobs based in Concord Township, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 18. 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 Concord Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Concord Township

Working from home
0%

of Concord Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Concord Township gets to work
84%Drive alone
16%Carpool

Share of the 55 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.

How far

How far Concord Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDodge City: 42% · 11.8 miWichita: 5% · 150.7 miCopeland Township: 5% · 27.8 miFord: 2% · 19.1 miMinneola: 2% · 12.1 miSpearville: 2% · 25.4 miBucklin: 2% · 25.8 miConway Springs: 2% · 135.5 miGreensburg: 2% · 44.4 miHugoton: 2% · 74.4 miDodge City 42%Wichita 5%Ford 2%Minneola 2%Concord Township
Concord TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
26%Under 10 mi11 residents
37%10–24 mi16 residents
7%25–50 mi3 residents
30%Over 50 mi13 residents

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.

Next door

Concord Township and the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownConcord Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Concord Township–———$134,519
Wilburn Townshipunder 3%——15 min—
East Hess Townshipunder 3%——22 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Wilburn Township and East Hess Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Concord Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Concord Township: questions

What is the median household income in Concord Township?

$134,519 (±$61,151) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Concord Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Concord Township work?

2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dodge City (42%, 12 mi), Wichita (5%, 151 mi), Copeland Township (5%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Concord 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 Concord Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Concord Township

Concord Township home →

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.