Lexington Township draws 32 commuters a day, with 2.3 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 41% of workers; Kansas has 12%. There are 32 jobs in Lexington Township; 14 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lexington Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 14 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 69 people are in Lexington Township on a workday afternoon, 35% more than live here.
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 towns that send workers to Lexington Township
Where Lexington Township clocks in
29% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Lexington 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Lexington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lexington Township
of Lexington Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 commuters (the 41% 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 many miles Lexington Township commutes
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.
29% of Lexington Township works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lexington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Protection Township | under 8% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Appleton Township | 29% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Protection Township and Appleton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Appleton Township. Darker towns draw more of Lexington 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 Lexington Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lexington Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lexington Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Appleton Township (29%, 16 mi), Ashland (14%, 12 mi), Dodge City (14%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Lexington 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 Lexington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lexington 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.