Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0More than half of Liberal Township’s working residents commute to Liberal
A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. Home is the office for 1% of workers (Kansas 12%). Only 2% stay in Liberal Township for work; outside it, Liberal is the main destination (51%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Liberal Township at work: what stands out
Few Liberal Township workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Liberal Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 20 across Kansas. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kansas worker. 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 325 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Liberal Township’s working residents head each day
Where Liberal Township clocks in
51% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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 15 minutes in Liberal Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Liberal Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 354 commuters (the 1% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Liberal Township
On a workday 319 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 348 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
32% of the jobs in Liberal Township make or build things
354 jobs are based in Liberal Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Liberal Township, 2014 → 2024: 311 → 354. 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 Liberal Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Liberal Township’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
Around Liberal Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Fargo Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Liberal Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $95,526 |
| Fargo Township | 3% | C | C− | 16 min | $61,447 |
| Seward Township | 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Seward Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Liberal 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 Liberal Township: questions
What is the median household income in Liberal Township?
$95,526 (±$25,829) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Liberal Township?
3.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Liberal Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Liberal Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Liberal 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 Liberal Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Liberal 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.