How Fairfield Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Fairfield Township has 6 jobs, against 8 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 12% across Kansas. About one in seven stay in Fairfield Township for work; outside it, Hays is the main destination (25%, 32 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Fairfield Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.75 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Fairfield Township ends
Where Fairfield Township clocks in
13% 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.
What Fairfield Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairfield Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 6. 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 Fairfield Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fairfield Township
of Fairfield Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Fairfield Township
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.
Fairfield Township and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairfield Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 13% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 13% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Grant Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fairfield Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fairfield Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hays (25%, 32 mi), Dorrance (13%, 11 mi), Russell (13%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairfield 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 Fairfield Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairfield 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.