Geneva Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
39 jobs are based in Geneva Township; 70 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Geneva Township for work; outside it, Iola is the main destination (27%, 7 miles). Working residents average 27 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Geneva Township
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Geneva Township on a workday afternoon, 23% 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 people from Geneva Township work
Where Geneva Township clocks in
27% of workers
7% 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.
Geneva Township works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Geneva Township, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 39. 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 Geneva Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 27 minutes from Geneva Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Geneva Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 89 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.
How far Geneva Township goes to work
About 27% 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.
Geneva Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Geneva Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Township | – | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Indian Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Neosho Falls Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Iola Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Indian Creek Township, Neosho Falls Township and Iola Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Geneva 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 Geneva Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Geneva Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Geneva Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Geneva Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Iola (27%, 7 mi), Humboldt (7%, 13 mi), Chanute (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Geneva 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 Geneva Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Geneva 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.