Most of Ivy Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
1 jobs are based in Ivy Township; 158 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ivy Township itself; outside it, Emporia draws the most (35%, 18 miles). The average commute takes 31 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ivy Township on a workday
On a workday 158 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Ivy Township on a workday afternoon, 65% 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.
The towns that employ Ivy Township’s residents
Where Ivy Township clocks in
35% of workers
7% 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.
In Ivy Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ivy Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 1. 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 Ivy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Ivy Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ivy Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 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.
Miles to work from Ivy Township
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.
Ivy Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ivy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Township | – | — | — | 31 min | $67,721 |
| Waterloo Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Agnes City Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Reading Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Fremont Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Waterloo Township, Agnes City Township, Reading Township and Fremont Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ivy 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 Ivy Township: questions
What is the median household income in Ivy Township?
$67,721 (±$22,032) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ivy Township?
1.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ivy Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ivy Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Emporia (35%, 18 mi), Topeka (7%, 34 mi), Americus (3%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ivy 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 Ivy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ivy 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.