About half of Jackson Township’s working residents commute to Emporia
Only 1% work in Jackson Township; the top destination outside it is Emporia (48%, 9 miles). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers; Kansas has 12%. A typical one-way commute from Jackson Township lasts 29 minutes (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Jackson Township, in a few figures
Nearly half of Jackson Township works in Emporia
239 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Emporia, 9.2 miles away. That’s 48 times as many as work in Jackson Township itself. The commute map ↓
Jackson Township is a place people come home to
There are 46 jobs based in Jackson Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jackson Township has about 510 people in it, 47% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Jackson Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 498 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Jackson Township’s residents
Where Jackson Township clocks in
48% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
A workday in Jackson Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 493 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Jackson Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.09 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 daily trip from Jackson Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jackson Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 336 commuters (the 1% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of Jackson Township’s jobs are in goods
46 jobs are based in Jackson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jackson Township, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 46. 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 Jackson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Jackson Township
About 31% 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 Jackson Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jackson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Township | – | — | — | 29 min | $84,531 |
| Lincoln Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 23 min | $74,583 |
| Emporia Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Reading Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Fremont Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Elmendaro Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Arvonia Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Emporia Township, Reading Township, Fremont Township, Elmendaro Township and Arvonia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Jackson 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 Jackson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Jackson Township?
$84,531 (±$26,826) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jackson Township?
1.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jackson Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jackson Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Jackson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jackson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jackson 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.