How Lees Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Employers in Lees Township report 3 jobs; 5 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lees Township itself; outside it, Plainville draws the most (20%, 94 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lees Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7 people are in Lees Township on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Where Lees Township goes to work
Where Lees Township clocks in
20% of workers
20% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Lees Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Lees Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Lees Township works
About 60% 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.
Around Lees Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lees Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lees Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Paxton Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Elkader Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
| Logansport Township | under 20% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Paxton Township, Elkader Township, Lewis Township, Beaver Township and Logansport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lees 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 Lees Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lees Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lees Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plainville (20%, 94 mi), Colby (20%, 45 mi), Goodland (20%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lees Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lees 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.