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Jobs & commute in Jefferson Township

Most of Jefferson Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident

9 jobs are based in Jefferson Township for 27 working residents. Only 4% work in Jefferson Township; the top destination outside it is Belleville (19%, 6 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Jefferson Township by day and by night

On a workday 26 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

26live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night87
Workday69
87live here− 26head out to work+ 8come in to work= 69on a workday

About 69 people are in Jefferson Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.33jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Jefferson Township’s working residents head each day

Mahaska: 1 residents work here (4%)Munden: 2 residents work here (7%)NarkaCuba: 1 residents work here (4%)Washington: 1 residents work here (4%)Belleville: 5 residents work here (19%)Anthony: 1 residents work here (4%)Concordia: 2 residents work here (7%)Herington: 1 residents work here (4%)Hutchinson: 2 residents work here (7%)Manhattan: 2 residents work here (7%)Custer TownshipRichland TownshipGrant TownshipJefferson TownshipFairview TownshipBelleville TownshipBellevilleMundenConcordiaHutchinsonManhattanMahaskaJefferson Township
1
Belleville6.2 mi away
19%5
2
Munden9.5 mi away
7%2
3
Concordia15.5 mi away
7%2
4
Hutchinson119.8 mi away
7%2
5
Manhattan64 mi away
7%2
6
Mahaska17.6 mi away
4%1
7
Cuba4.6 mi away
4%1
8
Washington26.1 mi away
4%1
9
Anthony182.8 mi away
4%1
10
Herington84.1 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%9
The top trips

Where Jefferson 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

100% of the jobs in Jefferson Township make or build things

Jobs based in Jefferson TownshipJobs Jefferson Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%26%
Trade, transport & utilities0%26%
Services: health, schools, offices0%48%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less22%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%26%
Over $3,333 a month33%56%

Who does it

29 or younger44%11%
30 to 5456%74%
55 and older0%15%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jefferson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

From Jefferson Township, about 30 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
232 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Jefferson Township30 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

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

About 1 in 10
How Jefferson Township gets to work
74%Drive alone
26%Carpool

Share of the 74 commuters (the 8% 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Jefferson Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miBelleville: 19% · 6.2 miMunden: 7% · 9.5 miConcordia: 7% · 15.5 miHutchinson: 7% · 119.8 miManhattan: 7% · 64 miMahaska: 4% · 17.6 miCuba: 4% · 4.6 miWashington: 4% · 26.1 miAnthony: 4% · 182.8 miHerington: 4% · 84.1 miBelleville 19%Munden 7%Concordia 7%Hutchinson 7%Manhattan 7%Jefferson Township
Jefferson TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
41%Under 10 mi11 residents
15%10–24 mi4 residents
7%25–50 mi2 residents
37%Over 50 mi10 residents

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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Jefferson Township and the towns next door

Belleville Township: few work hereGrant Township: few work hereFairview Township: few work hereRichland Township: few work hereBelleville TownshipGrant TownshipFairview TownshipRichland TownshipJefferson Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Belleville Township7 min
Fairview Township23 min
Richland Township24 min
Jefferson Township30 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownJefferson Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Jefferson Township–——30 min—
Belleville Townshipunder 4%——7 min—
Grant Townshipunder 4%————
Fairview Townshipunder 4%——23 min—
Richland Townshipunder 4%——24 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Belleville Township, Grant Township, Fairview Township and Richland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Jefferson 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 2024, 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 Jefferson Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Jefferson Township?

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

How long is the commute from Jefferson Township?

30 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Jefferson Township work?

4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Belleville (19%, 6 mi), Munden (7%, 10 mi), Concordia (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Jefferson Township

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.