With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Eureka Township works elsewhere
Eureka Township has 4 jobs, against 33 working residents. Hardly any work in Eureka Township itself; outside it, Cunningham draws the most (15%, 8 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eureka Township by day and by night
On a workday 33 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Eureka 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.
The places Eureka Township commutes to
Where Eureka Township clocks in
15% of workers
15% of workers
12% 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.
Eureka Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eureka Township, 2014 → 2024: 22 → 4. 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 Eureka Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Eureka Township
of Eureka Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Eureka Township
About 38% 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.
Around Eureka Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eureka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Township | – | — | — | — | $56,563 |
| Hoosier Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Dresden Township | under 4% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Bell Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hoosier Township, Union Township, Dresden Township and Bell Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eureka 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 Eureka Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eureka Township?
$56,563 (±$35,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eureka Township?
4.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eureka Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cunningham (15%, 8 mi), Wichita (15%, 52 mi), Pratt (12%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Eureka 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 Eureka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eureka 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.