Banner Hereford Farm · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairfax Township works elsewhere
5% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. Employers in Fairfax Township report 52 jobs, against 317 working residents. Hardly any work in Fairfax Township itself; outside it, Topeka draws the most (18%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fairfax Township at work: what stands out
Fairfax Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Fairfax Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairfax Township has about 370 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fairfax Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (24 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Fairfax Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Fairfax Township is Topeka, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 18% of working residents (58) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 317 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Fairfax Township by day
On a workday 314 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Fairfax Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Time on the road from Fairfax Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairfax Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 235 commuters (the 5% 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.
The distance from Fairfax Township to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The places Fairfax Township commutes to
Where Fairfax Township clocks in
18% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 56% of work in Fairfax Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfax Township, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 52. 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 Fairfax Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Fairfax Township
The biggest share goes to Junction Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfax Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $79,844 |
| Junction Township | 3% | B− | C | 32 min | $76,635 |
| Ridgeway Township | under 3% | B+ | C | 24 min | $80,547 |
| Valley Brook Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $76,678 |
| Elk Township | under 3% | B | C | 32 min | $76,845 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfax 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 Fairfax Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairfax Township?
$79,844 (±$17,893) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairfax Township?
4.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairfax Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairfax Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (18%, 22 mi), Lyndon (10%, 7 mi), Ottawa (7%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairfax Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairfax Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfax 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.