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Jobs & commute in Ladore Township

Most of Ladore Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

There are 28 jobs in Ladore Township for 139 working residents. Hardly any stay in Ladore Township for work; outside it, Chanute is the main destination (22%, 19 miles). 67% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.

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

Day and night

Ladore Township by day and by night

On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.

138live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
27work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night370
Workday260
370live here− 140head out to work+ 27come in to work= 260on a workday

About 260 people are in Ladore Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs 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

The towns that employ Ladore Township’s residents

Thayer: 3 residents work here (2%)St. PaulErieHumboldt: 3 residents work here (2%)Altamont: 4 residents work here (3%)Cherryvale: 6 residents work here (4%)FredoniaIola: 3 residents work here (2%)Fort Scott: 5 residents work here (4%)Chanute: 30 residents work here (22%)Parsons: 27 residents work here (19%)Pittsburg: 4 residents work here (3%)Newark TownshipMontana TownshipMission TownshipCenterville TownshipShiloh TownshipBig Creek TownshipChetopa Township: 4 residents work here (3%)Ladore TownshipLincoln TownshipSouth MoundChanuteParsonsCherryvaleFort ScottAltamontPittsburgLadore Township
1
Chanute18.9 mi away
22%30
2
Parsons6.8 mi away
19%27
3
Cherryvale17.4 mi away
4%6
4
Fort Scott43 mi away
4%5
5
Altamont16.7 mi away
3%4
6
Pittsburg33.4 mi away
3%4
7
Chetopa Township10.5 mi away
3%4
8
Thayer10.3 mi away
2%3
9
Humboldt27.5 mi away
2%3
10
Iola35 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%50
The top trips

Where Ladore 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

Goods jobs make up 43% of work in Ladore Township

Jobs based in Ladore TownshipJobs Ladore Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms43%21%
Trade, transport & utilities32%19%
Services: health, schools, offices25%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%31%
Over $3,333 a month25%55%

Who does it

29 or younger11%15%
30 to 5454%59%
55 and older36%26%
+4%

Jobs based in Ladore Township, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 28. 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 Ladore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Ladore Township

Working from home
67%

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

About 7 in 10
How Ladore Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 13 commuters (the 67% 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 Ladore Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 miChanute: 22% · 18.9 miParsons: 19% · 6.8 miCherryvale: 4% · 17.4 miFort Scott: 4% · 43 miAltamont: 3% · 16.7 miPittsburg: 3% · 33.4 miChetopa Township: 3% · 10.5 miThayer: 2% · 10.3 miHumboldt: 2% · 27.5 miIola: 2% · 35 miChanute 22%Parsons 19%Cherryvale 4%Fort Scott 4%Altamont 3%Ladore Township
Ladore TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
24%Under 10 mi33 residents
43%10–24 mi60 residents
14%25–50 mi20 residents
18%Over 50 mi25 residents

About 18% 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

Ladore Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Lincoln Township22 min
Centerville Township29 min
Shiloh Township32 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLadore Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Ladore Township–————
Centerville Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Lincoln Townshipunder 3%——22 min—
Shiloh Townshipunder 3%——32 min—
South Moundunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Centerville Township, Lincoln Township, Shiloh Township and South Mound: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Ladore 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 Ladore Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Ladore Township?

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

Where do people who live in Ladore Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chanute (22%, 19 mi), Parsons (19%, 7 mi), Cherryvale (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Ladore Township

Ladore 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.