Making a living in Lockport Township
Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. The trip to work takes 13 minutes on average; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. There are 81 jobs in Lockport Township; 140 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Lockport Township by day
On a workday 134 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Lockport Township on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.58 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 2023, primary jobs.
18% of working residents work in Haskell Township
Where Lockport Township clocks in
13% 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.
Making and building: 49% of jobs based in Lockport Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lockport Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 81. 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 Lockport Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Lockport Township, about 13 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lockport Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 8% 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 it is to work from Lockport Township
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 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 18% of Lockport Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lockport Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockport Township | – | — | — | 13 min | $97,548 |
| Haskell Township | 18% | C− | B | 23 min | $71,667 |
| Seward Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Copeland Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Ivanhoe Township | under 3% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Mertilla Township | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Ingalls Township | under 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pierceville Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Seward Township, Copeland Township, Ivanhoe Township, Mertilla Township, Ingalls Township and Pierceville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Haskell Township. Darker towns draw more of Lockport 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 Lockport Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lockport Township?
$97,548 (±$68,388) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lockport Township?
0.6%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lockport Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lockport Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Haskell Township (18%, 8 mi), Sublette (13%, 8 mi), Dudley Township (9%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lockport 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 Lockport Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lockport 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.