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Jobs & commute in Larrabee Township

Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Larrabee Township

72% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Hardly any work in Larrabee Township itself; outside it, Quinter draws the most (17%, 18 miles). Larrabee Township has 23 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

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

Day and night

Larrabee Township quiets down on a workday

On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

23live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night44
Workday21
44live here− 23head out to work+ 0come in to work= 21on a workday

About 21 people are in Larrabee Township on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The towns that employ Larrabee Township’s residents

Gove City: 2 residents work here (9%)Grinnell: 2 residents work here (9%)Quinter: 4 residents work here (17%)Oakley: 1 residents work here (4%)Hillsboro: 1 residents work here (4%)Hays: 1 residents work here (4%)McPherson: 1 residents work here (4%)Coffeyville: 1 residents work here (4%)Parsons: 1 residents work here (4%)Salina: 2 residents work here (9%)Ohio TownshipJerome TownshipLarrabee TownshipBaker TownshipWhite Rock TownshipPayne TownshipCollyer TownshipQuinterGove CityGrinnellSalinaOakleyHillsboroLarrabee Township
1
Quinter18.5 mi away
17%4
2
Gove City16.8 mi away
9%2
3
Grinnell30.4 mi away
9%2
4
Salina142.1 mi away
9%2
5
Oakley38.9 mi away
4%1
6
Hillsboro167.8 mi away
4%1
7
Hays50.4 mi away
4%1
8
McPherson142.9 mi away
4%1
9
Coffeyville278.9 mi away
4%1
10
Parsons289.5 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%7
The top trips

Where Larrabee 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Larrabee Township

Working from home
72%

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

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

Share of the 8 commuters (the 72% 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 many miles Larrabee Township commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miQuinter: 17% · 18.5 miGove City: 9% · 16.8 miGrinnell: 9% · 30.4 miSalina: 9% · 142.1 miOakley: 4% · 38.9 miHillsboro: 4% · 167.8 miHays: 4% · 50.4 miMcPherson: 4% · 142.9 miCoffeyville: 4% · 278.9 miParsons: 4% · 289.5 miQuinter 17%Gove City 9%Grinnell 9%Salina 9%Larrabee Township
Larrabee TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
30%10–24 mi7 residents
22%25–50 mi5 residents
48%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 48% 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

The towns around Larrabee Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownLarrabee Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Larrabee Township–———$215,313
Baker Townshipunder 5%C+A−15 min$72,500
White Rock Townshipunder 5%————
Jerome Townshipunder 5%——18 min—
Collyer Townshipunder 5%——17 min—
Payne Townshipunder 5%——16 min—
Ohio Townshipunder 5%——16 min—

Same-state neighbors only. White Rock Township, Jerome Township, Collyer Township, Payne Township and Ohio Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Larrabee 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 Larrabee Township: questions

What is the median household income in Larrabee Township?

$215,313 (±$162,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Larrabee Township?

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

Where do people who live in Larrabee Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Quinter (17%, 18 mi), Gove City (9%, 17 mi), Grinnell (9%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Larrabee Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Larrabee Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Larrabee Township

Larrabee Township home →

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.