Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Work means Lawrence for about half of Lecompton Township’s working residents
Measured by household income, Lecompton Township is ahead of 73% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Lecompton Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 2% work in Lecompton Township itself; outside it, Lawrence draws the most (46%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lecompton Township at work: what stands out
Nearly half of Lecompton Township works in Lawrence
345 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Lawrence, 10 miles away. That’s 23 times as many as work in Lecompton Township itself. The commute map ↓
Lecompton Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 742 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Lecompton Township’s grade
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lecompton Township’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.8%) is left out: Lecompton Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lecompton Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
The places Lecompton Township commutes to
Where Lecompton Township clocks in
46% of workers
6% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Lecompton Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lecompton Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 805 commuters (the 9% 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.
In and out of Lecompton Township on a workday
On a workday 726 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 439 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Lecompton Township on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 2023, primary jobs.
Most jobs in Lecompton Township are in services
455 jobs are based in Lecompton Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lecompton Township, 2013 → 2023: 234 → 455. 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 Lecompton Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Lecompton Township
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.
For most of Lecompton Township, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lecompton Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lecompton Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 881 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.8% of Lecompton Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lecompton Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,760 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,300, Lecompton Township comes 1,002nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 53 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 73 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,000 | Guilford Township IL | 1,519 | $116K | 2.7% | 2.2% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,001 | Greer Township IN | 1,939 | $111K | 6.0% | 4.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,002 | Lecompton Township KS | 1,689 | $96K | 7.9% | 1.8% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,003 | Holland WI | 1,538 | $75K | 3.8% | 2.1% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,004 | Calumet WI | 1,432 | $81K | 4.4% | 0.0% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,760 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lecompton Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
Work in the towns next to Lecompton Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lecompton Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecompton Township | – | B+ | D | 29 min | $95,500 |
| Kentucky Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 28 min | $86,797 |
| Rural Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Tecumseh Township | under 2% | A+ | C− | 22 min | $109,856 |
| Kanwaka Township | under 2% | A+ | D | 33 min | $125,938 |
| Kaw Township | under 2% | B+ | C | 19 min | $71,188 |
| Wakarusa Township | under 2% | A | C | 23 min | $99,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rural Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lecompton 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 Lecompton Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lecompton Township?
$95,500 (±$33,433) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lecompton Township?
7.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lecompton Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lecompton Township work?
2% work in town.
Is Lecompton Township walkable?
Lecompton Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.5 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lecompton Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lecompton Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lecompton 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.