How Hackberry Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. Only 2% work in Hackberry Township; the top destination outside it is Parsons (13%, 19 miles). Employers in Hackberry Township report 87 jobs, against 129 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Hackberry Township by day
On a workday 127 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 85 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Hackberry Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Hackberry Township ends
Where Hackberry Township clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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.
The kinds of work in Hackberry Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hackberry Township, 2013 → 2023: 50 → 87. 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 Hackberry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 17 minutes in Hackberry Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hackberry Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 17% 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 Hackberry Township works
About 22% 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 Hackberry Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hackberry Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackberry Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $66,875 |
| Fairview Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Elm Grove Township | 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairview Township and Elm Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Elm Grove Township. Darker towns draw more of Hackberry 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 Hackberry Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hackberry Township?
$66,875 (±$48,865) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hackberry Township?
14.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hackberry Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hackberry Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsons (13%, 19 mi), Altamont (12%, 10 mi), Coffeyville (12%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hackberry Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hackberry Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hackberry 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.