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Jobs & commute in Hickory Township

Hickory Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 4 jobs in Hickory Township for 31 working residents. Hardly any work in Hickory Township; the top destination outside it is Wichita (29%, 41 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Hickory Township by day

On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

31live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night88
Workday61
88live here− 31head out to work+ 4come in to work= 61on a workday

About 61 people are in Hickory Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Hickory Township ends

Chicago: 1 residents work here (3%)Latham: 1 residents work here (3%)Leon: 1 residents work here (3%)Augusta: 1 residents work here (3%)El Dorado: 2 residents work here (6%)Andover: 1 residents work here (3%)Emporia: 1 residents work here (3%)Wichita: 9 residents work here (29%)Overland Park: 3 residents work here (10%)Union TownshipRiverside Township: 2 residents work here (6%)Prospect TownshipOtter Creek TownshipClifford TownshipHickory TownshipGlencoe TownshipLogan TownshipBeaumontWichitaOverland ParkEl DoradoRiverside TownshipChicagoLathamHickory Township
1
Wichita41 mi away
29%9
2
Overland Park136.4 mi away
10%3
3
El Dorado20.2 mi away
6%2
4
Riverside Township37.5 mi away
6%2
5
Chicago, IL556.3 mi away
3%1
6
Latham5.6 mi away
3%1
7
Leon11.2 mi away
3%1
8
Augusta21 mi away
3%1
9
Andover29.4 mi away
3%1
10
Emporia59.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%9
The top trips

Where Hickory Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Hickory Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Hickory TownshipJobs Hickory Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%16%
Trade, transport & utilities0%19%
Services: health, schools, offices0%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%16%
Over $3,333 a month50%68%

Who does it

29 or younger0%6%
30 to 5475%61%
55 and older25%32%
+33%

Jobs based in Hickory Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 4. 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 Hickory Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Hickory Township: about 40 minutes

A year of commuting
308 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hickory Township40 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Hickory Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Hickory Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 42 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

How far it is to work from Hickory Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWichita: 29% · 41 miOverland Park: 10% · 136.4 miEl Dorado: 6% · 20.2 miRiverside Township: 6% · 37.5 miChicago: 3% · 556.3 miLatham: 3% · 5.6 miLeon: 3% · 11.2 miAugusta: 3% · 21 miAndover: 3% · 29.4 miEmporia: 3% · 59.1 miWichita 29%Overland Park 10%El Dorado 6%Chicago 3%Hickory Township
Hickory TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi3 residents
19%10–24 mi6 residents
45%25–50 mi14 residents
26%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 26% 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.

Next door

The towns around Hickory Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownHickory Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hickory Township–——40 min$143,750
Logan Townshipunder 4%————
Glencoe Townshipunder 4%————
Union Townshipunder 4%——49 min—
Beaumontunder 4%————
Otter Creek Townshipunder 4%————

Same-state neighbors only. Logan Township, Glencoe Township, Union Township, Beaumont and Otter Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hickory Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hickory Township: questions

What is the median household income in Hickory Township?

$143,750 (±$72,641) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hickory Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hickory Township?

40 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hickory Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (29%, 41 mi), Overland Park (10%, 136 mi), El Dorado (6%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hickory 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 Hickory Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hickory Township

Hickory Township home →

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.