Lakin Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
37% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%. Lakin Township has 42 jobs for 122 working residents. Hardly any stay in Lakin Township for work; outside it, Great Bend is the main destination (20%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Lakin Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 42 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Lakin Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where the trip to work from Lakin Township ends
Where Lakin Township clocks in
20% of workers
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.
71% of the jobs in Lakin Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakin Township, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 42. 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 Lakin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lakin Township, about 18 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakin Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 102 commuters (the 37% 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 Lakin Township to work
About 24% 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.
Lakin Township and its neighbors: 21% work next door
The biggest share goes to Ellinwood (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakin Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $61,750 |
| Comanche Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Ellinwood | 14% | C | C | 16 min | $56,379 |
| Great Bend Township | 5% | B | D | 12 min | $102,560 |
| Raymond Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pioneer Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | 2% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Cheyenne Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Comanche Township, Raymond Township, Pioneer Township, Logan Township and Cheyenne Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lakin 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 Lakin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lakin Township?
$61,750 (±$23,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakin Township?
54.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakin Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 37% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Bend (20%, 13 mi), Ellinwood (14%, 2 mi), Hoisington (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lakin 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 Lakin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakin 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.