Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Hoosier Township
Hoosier Township has 50 jobs, against 66 working residents. For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Kansas 12%). Only 2% work in Hoosier Township itself; outside it, Kingman draws the most (23%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hoosier Township by day and by night
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 49 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Hoosier Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
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 towns that employ Hoosier Township’s residents
Where Hoosier Township clocks in
23% of workers
12% 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.
100% of the jobs in Hoosier Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hoosier Township, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 50. 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 Hoosier Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hoosier Township
of Hoosier Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 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.
Hoosier Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Around Hoosier Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hoosier Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Eureka Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Loda Township | under 4% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| White Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eureka Township, Loda Township and White Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hoosier 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 Hoosier Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hoosier Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hoosier Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kingman (23%, 6 mi), Wichita (12%, 47 mi), Cunningham (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hoosier 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 Hoosier Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hoosier 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.