Dragoon Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The average commute takes 25 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. Dragoon Township has 10 jobs; 93 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Dragoon Township for work; outside it, Topeka is the main destination (12%, 23 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Dragoon Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 93 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Dragoon Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Dragoon Township ends
Where Dragoon Township clocks in
12% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
100% of the jobs in Dragoon Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dragoon Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 10. 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 Dragoon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dragoon Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 17% 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.
Miles to work from Dragoon Township
About 26% 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.
The towns around Dragoon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dragoon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragoon Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $72,083 |
| Superior Township | under 4% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Burlingame Township | under 4% | C+ | C+ | 39 min | $63,681 |
| Scranton Township | under 4% | D | D− | 30 min | $57,047 |
| Waterloo Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 4% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Superior Township, Waterloo Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dragoon 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 Dragoon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Dragoon Township?
$72,083 (±$34,437) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dragoon Township?
4.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dragoon Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dragoon Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (12%, 23 mi), Emporia (8%, 29 mi), Lawrence (8%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dragoon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dragoon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dragoon 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.