Freedom Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%. There are 2 jobs in Freedom Township; 28 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Freedom Township; the top destination outside it is Phillipsburg (21%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Freedom Township
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Freedom Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 the trip to work from Freedom Township ends
Where Freedom Township clocks in
21% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in Freedom Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freedom Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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 Freedom Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Freedom Township
of Freedom Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36 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.
How far it is to work from Freedom Township
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.
Around Freedom Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Phillipsburg Township (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freedom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Phillipsburg Township | 7% | — | — | 5 min | — |
| Dayton Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Walnut Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Phillipsburg Township, Dayton Township, Greenwood Township and Walnut Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Freedom 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 Freedom Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Freedom Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Freedom Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (21%, 8 mi), Logan (11%, 19 mi), Norton (7%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Freedom 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 Freedom Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Freedom 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.