Hampton-Fairview Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hampton-Fairview Township has 19 jobs, and 110 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hampton-Fairview Township itself; outside it, La Crosse draws the most (24%, 12 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Hampton-Fairview Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Hampton-Fairview Township on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Hampton-Fairview Township ends
Where Hampton-Fairview Township clocks in
24% of workers
8% 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: 68% of the jobs in Hampton-Fairview Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hampton-Fairview Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 19. 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 Hampton-Fairview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Hampton-Fairview Township: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hampton-Fairview Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 120 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 Hampton-Fairview Township’s workers travel
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.
Hampton-Fairview Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to La Crosse-Brookdale Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hampton-Fairview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton-Fairview Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $55,625 |
| Waring Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander-Belle Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| La Crosse-Brookdale Township | 7% | C− | A− | 16 min | $55,781 |
| Big Creek Township | under 2% | B+ | B− | 19 min | $90,333 |
| Big Timber Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waring Township, Alexander-Belle Prairie Township and Big Timber Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hampton-Fairview 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 Hampton-Fairview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Hampton-Fairview Township?
$55,625 (±$19,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hampton-Fairview Township?
19.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hampton-Fairview Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hampton-Fairview Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (24%, 12 mi), Hays (8%, 19 mi), Great Bend (8%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hampton-Fairview 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 Hampton-Fairview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hampton-Fairview 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.