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Jobs & commute in Cora Township

Cora Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any work in Cora Township itself; outside it, Kensington draws the most (20%, 21 miles). 1 jobs are based in Cora Township; 5 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.

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

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Cora Township

On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

5live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night29
Workday25
29live here− 5head out to work+ 1come in to work= 25on a workday

About 25 people are in Cora Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs 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

Out of Cora Township to work: where people go

Kensington: 1 residents work here (20%)Garden City: 1 residents work here (20%)Blaine TownshipCenter Township: 1 residents work here (20%)Cora TownshipLincoln TownshipScandia Township: 1 residents work here (20%)Center-District 1 Township: 1 residents work here (20%)White Rock TownshipWashington TownshipPawnee TownshipKensingtonGarden CityCenter TownshipScandia TownshipCenter-District 1 TownshipCora Township
1
Kensington20.8 mi away
20%1
2
Garden City176.2 mi away
20%1
3
Center Township8.9 mi away
20%1
4
Scandia Township48.5 mi away
20%1
The top trips

Where Cora 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 Cora Township’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Cora TownshipJobs Cora Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%60%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices0%20%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%20%
Over $3,333 a month0%80%

Who does it

29 or younger0%20%
30 to 540%20%
55 and older100%60%

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 Cora Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Cora Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Cora Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 13 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

The distance from Cora Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKensington: 20% · 20.8 miGarden City: 20% · 176.2 miCenter Township: 20% · 8.9 miScandia Township: 20% · 48.5 miCenter-District 1 Township: 20% · 69.2 miKensington 20%Garden City 20%Center Township 20%Center-District 1 Township 20%Cora Township
Cora TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
20%Under 10 mi1 residents
20%10–24 mi1 residents
20%25–50 mi1 residents
40%Over 50 mi2 residents

About 40% 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

Work in the towns next to Cora Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownCora Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Cora Township–————
Pawnee Townshipunder 20%————
Blaine Townshipunder 20%————
White Rock Townshipunder 20%————
Washington Townshipunder 20%————

Same-state neighbors only. Pawnee Township, Blaine Township, White Rock Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Cora 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 Cora Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Cora Township?

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

Where do people who live in Cora Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kensington (20%, 21 mi), Garden City (20%, 176 mi), Center Township (20%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Cora Township

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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.