Cottage Grove Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
6% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%). 24 jobs are based in Cottage Grove Township; 101 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Cottage Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Humboldt (14%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cottage Grove Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Cottage Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where the trip to work from Cottage Grove Township ends
Where Cottage Grove Township clocks in
14% of workers
14% of workers
14% 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.
Goods, not services: 92% of the jobs in Cottage Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cottage Grove Township, 2014 → 2024: 78 → 24. 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 Cottage Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 14 minutes from Cottage Grove Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cottage Grove Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 266 commuters (the 6% 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 Cottage Grove Township works
About 33% 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.
How Cottage Grove Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Humboldt Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cottage Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $170,521 |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Big Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Tioga Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Humboldt Township | 5% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Elsmore Township | under 2% | — | — | 44 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Big Creek Township, Salem Township, Tioga Township, Humboldt Township and Elsmore Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Cottage Grove Township?
$170,521 (±$96,276) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cottage Grove Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cottage Grove Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cottage Grove Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Humboldt (14%, 6 mi), Iola (14%, 12 mi), Chanute (14%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Cottage Grove 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 Cottage Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cottage Grove 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.