Little Caney Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. Employers in Little Caney Township report 11 jobs for 112 working residents. Hardly any stay in Little Caney Township for work; outside it, Sedan is the main destination (21%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Little Caney Township
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Little Caney Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer 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.
Where Little Caney Township goes to work
Where Little Caney Township clocks in
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 55% of the jobs in Little Caney Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Little Caney Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 11. 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 Little Caney Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Little Caney Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Little Caney Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 236 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.
How far Little Caney Township’s workers travel
About 37% 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.
Little Caney Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Little Caney Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Caney Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $82,708 |
| Belleville Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Caney Township | under 2% | B | D | 21 min | $88,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Belleville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Little Caney 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 Little Caney Township: questions
What is the median household income in Little Caney Township?
$82,708 (±$35,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Little Caney Township?
6.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Little Caney Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Little Caney Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sedan (21%, 10 mi), Cedar Vale (4%, 27 mi), Winfield (4%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Little Caney 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 Little Caney Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Little Caney 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.