With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Freedom Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Freedom Township for work; outside it, Fort Scott is the main destination (25%, 11 miles). Freedom Township has 10 jobs for 236 working residents. Commuters spend 26 minutes getting to work on average; the Kansas average is 20, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Freedom Township, in a few figures
Freedom Township is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Freedom Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Freedom Township has about 370 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Freedom Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 236 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Freedom Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 235 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Freedom Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
Half of Freedom Township commutes less than 23 miles
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.
How long Freedom Township spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Freedom Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 10% 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.
The places Freedom Township commutes to
Where Freedom Township clocks in
25% of workers
3% 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: 30% of Freedom Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Freedom Township, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 10. 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.
The towns around Freedom Township
The biggest share goes to Scott Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Freedom Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Township | – | — | — | 26 min | $51,875 |
| Osage Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Stanton Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Township | 5% | C− | C− | 19 min | $72,109 |
| Timberhill Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Mill Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Sheridan Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osage Township, Stanton Township, Timberhill Township, Mill Creek Township and Sheridan 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 median household income in Freedom Township?
$51,875 (±$25,061) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Freedom Township?
10.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Freedom Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Freedom Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Scott (25%, 11 mi), Scott Township (5%, 12 mi), Pittsburg (3%, 40 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.