Emporia draws about half of Elmendaro Township’s working residents
The average commute takes 23 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. Only 6% stay in Elmendaro Township for work; outside it, Emporia is the main destination (46%, 13 miles). Elmendaro Township has 153 jobs, and 349 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Elmendaro Township: the figures worth knowing
Nearly half of Elmendaro Township works in Emporia
161 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Emporia, 13 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Elmendaro Township itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 349 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Elmendaro Township work
Where Elmendaro Township clocks in
46% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Elmendaro Township
About 32% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Elmendaro Township
On a workday 328 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Elmendaro Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.44 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Elmendaro Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elmendaro Township, 2014 → 2024: 208 → 153. 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 Elmendaro Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Elmendaro Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elmendaro Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 372 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.
Elmendaro Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Jackson Township (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elmendaro Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmendaro Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $76,528 |
| Center Township | under 2% | B | B− | 21 min | $79,375 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Jackson Township | 1% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Shell Rock Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Emporia Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pleasant Township, Jackson Township, Shell Rock Township and Emporia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Madison Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elmendaro 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 Elmendaro Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elmendaro Township?
$76,528 (±$21,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elmendaro Township?
13.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elmendaro Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elmendaro Township work?
6% work in town.
Can you get around Elmendaro 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 Elmendaro Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elmendaro 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.