Work, pay and getting to work in LeRoy Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%. Only 5% work in LeRoy Township; the top destination outside it is Burlington (11%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: LeRoy Township in brief
A big share show a job far from home
39% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few LeRoy Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 285 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of LeRoy Township commutes less than 36 miles
About 39% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of LeRoy Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 232 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.
A workday in LeRoy Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 272 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 169 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in LeRoy Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
Where LeRoy Township goes to work
Where LeRoy Township clocks in
11% of workers
6% 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.
68% of the jobs in LeRoy Township pay over $3,333 a month
182 jobs are based in LeRoy Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in LeRoy Township, 2014 → 2024: 250 → 182. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs LeRoy Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How LeRoy Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hampden Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | LeRoy Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeRoy Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $52,125 |
| Spring Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Neosho Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Neosho Falls Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Hampden Township | 9% | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Spring Creek Township, Neosho Township, Neosho Falls Township, Hampden Township and Liberty Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of LeRoy 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in LeRoy Township: questions
What is the median household income in LeRoy Township?
$52,125 (±$10,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in LeRoy Township?
18.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from LeRoy Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in LeRoy Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (11%, 9 mi), Hampden Township (9%, 7 mi), Emporia (6%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around LeRoy Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from LeRoy Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of LeRoy Township
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.