With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Elsmore Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 44 minutes, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. 14 jobs are based in Elsmore Township, against 185 working residents. Hardly any work in Elsmore Township; the top destination outside it is Iola (18%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Elsmore Township by day
On a workday 185 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Elsmore Township on a workday afternoon, 49% 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.
Commuting out of Elsmore Township: the destinations
Where Elsmore Township clocks in
18% of workers
9% 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.
Elsmore Township works in goods: 36% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Elsmore Township, 2014 → 2024: 18 → 14. 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 Elsmore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Elsmore Township spends getting to work: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Elsmore Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 158 commuters (the 7% 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 Elsmore Township’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
Next door to Elsmore Township
The biggest share goes to Marmaton Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Elsmore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsmore Township | – | — | — | 44 min | $86,042 |
| Marion Township | under 3% | D | C− | 22 min | $70,714 |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Marmaton Township | 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Salem Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Cottage Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township, Marmaton Township, Salem Township and Cottage Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Elsmore 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 Elsmore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Elsmore Township?
$86,042 (±$17,270) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Elsmore Township?
9.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Elsmore Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Elsmore Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iola (18%, 16 mi), Humboldt (9%, 15 mi), Moran (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Elsmore Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Elsmore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Elsmore 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.