Copeland Township has 3.2 jobs for every working resident: 506 people commute in to work
5% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. There are 523 jobs in Copeland Township; 165 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Copeland Township itself; outside it, Montezuma draws the most (13%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Copeland Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 148 residents head out to work and 17 work right here.
About 880 people are in Copeland Township on a workday afternoon, 69% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the people who work in Copeland Township live
Where Copeland Township clocks in
10% 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.
Jobs in Copeland Township: what the 523 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Copeland Township, 2013 → 2023: 145 → 523. 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 Copeland Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Copeland Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Copeland Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 5% 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.
The commute from Copeland Township, by distance
About 19% 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.
Copeland Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Montezuma Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Copeland Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $53,125 |
| Montezuma Township | 9% | C | B− | 15 min | $68,194 |
| Lockport Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Ingalls Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lockport Township and Ingalls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Copeland 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 Copeland Township: questions
What is the median household income in Copeland Township?
$53,125 (±$23,887) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Copeland Township?
1.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Copeland Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Copeland Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montezuma (13%, 9 mi), Dodge City (10%, 35 mi), Montezuma Township (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Copeland Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Copeland Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Copeland 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.