For about half of its working residents, Eureka Township is a commute to Salina
Hardly any stay in Eureka Township for work; outside it, Salina is the main destination (48%, 12 miles). The average commute takes 24 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). 84 jobs are based in Eureka Township for 270 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eureka Township and work: the main findings
Where the trip to work from Eureka Township ends
Where Eureka Township clocks in
Lines 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 on a workday afternoon
On a workday 269 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Eureka Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
Eureka Township makes things: 63% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eureka Township, 2014 → 2024: 79 → 84. 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.
Eureka Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eureka Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 315 commuters (the 8% 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.
Half of Eureka Township commutes less than 13 miles
About 18% 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 Eureka Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eureka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $75,000 |
| Gypsum Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Wheatland Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Solomon Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gypsum Township, Walnut Township, Wheatland Township and Solomon 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?
$75,000 (±$26,967) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eureka Township?
9.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eureka Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eureka Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salina (48%, 12 mi), Lindsborg (6%, 18 mi), Liberty Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Eureka Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.