Hampden Township draws 969 commuters a day, with 15.2 jobs for every working resident
Hampden Township has 974 jobs for 64 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Hampden Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 59 residents head out to work and 5 work right here.
About 1,000 people are in Hampden Township on a workday afternoon, 659% more 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 Hampden Township’s workforce comes from
Where Hampden Township clocks in
13% of workers
5% 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.
96% of the jobs in Hampden Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hampden Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 974. 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 Hampden Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hampden Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 30% 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.
Work next door: 13% of Hampden Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hampden Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Burlington Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Burlington | 13% | D | B− | 15 min | $50,882 |
| Avon Township | under 4% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Star Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Neosho Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| LeRoy Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Burlington Township, Avon Township, Star Township, Neosho Township and LeRoy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Burlington. Darker towns draw more of Hampden 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 Hampden Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hampden Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hampden Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (13%, 4 mi), Waverly (6%, 15 mi), Emporia (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hampden Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hampden 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.