Most of Fairview Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
77 jobs are based in Fairview Township for 796 working residents. Fairview Township grades C for jobs and income and D for walkability. Hardly any stay in Fairview Township for work; outside it, Topeka is the main destination (28%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Fairview Township apart on work
Fairview Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 184 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 32 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Fairview Township is a place people come home to
There are 77 jobs based in Fairview Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairview Township has about 940 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fairview Township and Topeka trade workers both ways
Topeka is the top workplace for Fairview Township residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Fairview Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 796 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Fairview Township
On income, poverty and job access, Fairview Township is better than 26% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Fairview Township’s grade.
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Fairview Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Fairview Township could be anywhere from D to B.
Commuting from Fairview Township: about 44 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 577 commuters (the 14% 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.
Who works in Fairview Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 792 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.
About 940 people are in Fairview Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
The towns that employ Fairview Township’s residents
Where Fairview Township clocks in
28% of workers
14% 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.
Jobs in Fairview Township: what the 77 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview Township, 2013 → 2023: 154 → 77. 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 Fairview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Fairview 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.
Getting around Fairview Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairview Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.4% across Kansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 673 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.4% of Fairview Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fairview Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,424th of 5,381: where Fairview Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 46 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 71 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,422 | Warren VT | 1,965 | $87K | 15.7% | 2.4% | 31% | C |
| 3,423 | Wakefield NE | 1,527 | $57K | 7.5% | 3.9% | 23% | C |
| 3,424 | Fairview Township KS | 1,660 | $62K | 13.1% | 0.0% | 1% | C |
| 3,425 | Crown Point NY | 1,945 | $83K | 6.9% | 10.7% | 10% | C |
| 3,426 | Winfield NY | 1,861 | $67K | 15.2% | 7.7% | 9% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Fairview Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Work in the towns next to Fairview Township
The biggest share goes to Rock Creek Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Township | – | C | D | 44 min | $61,563 |
| Ozawkie Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 32 min | $99,327 |
| Oskaloosa Township | under 3% | A− | B | 27 min | $84,688 |
| Kentucky Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $86,797 |
| Rock Creek Township | 3% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $92,650 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairview 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 Fairview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview Township?
$61,563 (±$16,467) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview Township?
13.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (28%, 17 mi), Lawrence (14%, 18 mi), Soldier Township (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairview Township walkable?
Fairview Township is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairview Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.