Most of Fall River Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Fall River Township itself; outside it, Fredonia draws the most (36%, 6 miles). Fall River Township has 8 jobs for 145 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Fall River Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 145 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Fall River 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.
Where Fall River Township’s working residents head each day
Where Fall River Township clocks in
36% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 63% of Fall River Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fall River Township, 2013 → 2023: 51 → 8. 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 Fall River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Fall River Township spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fall River Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 264 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.
Where in the region Fall River Township works
About 32% 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 towns around Fall River Township
The biggest share goes to Center Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fall River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $88,229 |
| Center Township | 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Verdigris Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Springs Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Painterhood Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Verdigris Township, Liberty Township, Prairie Township, Salt Springs Township and Painterhood Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fall River 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 Fall River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fall River Township?
$88,229 (±$20,570) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fall River Township?
11.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fall River Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fall River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fredonia (36%, 6 mi), Wichita (7%, 78 mi), Neodesha (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fall River 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 Fall River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fall River 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.