About half of Lincoln Township’s working residents commute to Concordia
142 jobs are based in Lincoln Township; 144 of its residents have a job. 3% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). The average commute takes 14 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Lincoln Township
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 139 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 (0.99 per resident).
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 Lincoln Township’s working residents head each day
Where Lincoln Township clocks in
45% 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.
Lincoln Township works in goods: 71% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lincoln Township, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 142. 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 Lincoln Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lincoln Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 3% 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 commute from Lincoln Township, by distance
About 28% 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.
Bordering towns draw 45% of Lincoln Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lincoln Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Township | – | — | — | 14 min | $74,773 |
| Concordia | 45% | C− | A− | 13 min | $51,138 |
| Sibley Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Buffalo Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Lawrence Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Nelson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sibley Township, Buffalo Township, Lawrence Township, Center Township and Nelson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Concordia. Darker towns draw more of Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lincoln Township?
$74,773 (±$7,953) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lincoln Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lincoln Township?
14 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lincoln Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Lincoln 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 Lincoln Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lincoln 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.