Herkimer Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
11 jobs are based in Herkimer Township; 79 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in Herkimer Township; the top destination outside it is Marysville (23%, 9 miles). The trip to work takes 14 minutes on average (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Herkimer Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 78 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Herkimer Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 Herkimer Township work
Where Herkimer Township clocks in
23% 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.
What Herkimer Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Herkimer Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 11. 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 Herkimer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Herkimer Township spends getting to work: about 14 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Herkimer Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Herkimer Township commutes less than 34 miles
About 37% 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 Herkimer Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Herkimer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herkimer Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $91,250 |
| Logan Township | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Oketo Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Independence Township | under 3% | — | — | 51 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Oketo Township and Independence Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Herkimer 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 Herkimer Township: questions
What is the median household income in Herkimer Township?
$91,250 (±$59,416) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Herkimer Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Herkimer Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Herkimer Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marysville (23%, 9 mi), Seneca (8%, 37 mi), Sabetha (8%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Herkimer 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 Herkimer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Herkimer 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.