Lafayette Township has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Lafayette Township; the top destination outside it is Howard (14%, 17 miles). Lafayette Township has 8 jobs for 14 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lafayette Township by day and by night
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 34 people are in Lafayette Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
Out of Lafayette Township to work: where people go
Where Lafayette Township clocks in
14% 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.
What Lafayette Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lafayette Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 8. 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 Lafayette Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lafayette Township
of Lafayette Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 38 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.
The distance from Lafayette Township to work
About 43% 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.
Lafayette Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lafayette Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Longton Township | under 8% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Elk Falls Township | under 8% | — | — | 36 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Longton Township and Elk Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lafayette Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lafayette Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Howard (14%, 17 mi), Sedan (14%, 7 mi), Arkansas City (14%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lafayette 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 Lafayette Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lafayette 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.