Fairmount Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. There are 60 jobs in Fairmount Township, and 174 of its residents work somewhere. Only 3% work in Fairmount Township itself; outside it, El Dorado draws the most (25%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Fairmount Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 168 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 54 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Fairmount Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Out of Fairmount Township to work: where people go
Where Fairmount Township clocks in
24% of workers
4% 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.
The kinds of work in Fairmount Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairmount Township, 2013 → 2023: 85 → 60. 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 Fairmount Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes to work from Fairmount Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairmount Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 198 commuters (the 9% 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 Fairmount Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 16% 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.
How Fairmount Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Clifford Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairmount Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $89,792 |
| Clifford Township | 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Peabody Township | under 2% | D | C− | 26 min | $54,517 |
| Milton Township | under 2% | B− | B | 23 min | $54,323 |
| Pleasant Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clifford Township and Pleasant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairmount 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 Fairmount Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairmount Township?
$89,792 (±$31,455) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairmount Township?
0.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairmount Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairmount Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are El Dorado (25%, 20 mi), Wichita (24%, 28 mi), Newton (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fairmount 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 Fairmount Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairmount 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.