How Logan Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Home is the office for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Only 3% work in Logan Township itself; outside it, Chanute draws the most (26%, 9 miles). 62 jobs are based in Logan Township, and 102 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Logan Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
The towns that employ Logan Township’s residents
Where Logan Township clocks in
26% of workers
22% of workers
16% 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.
Logan Township makes things: 95% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 36 → 62. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Logan Township
of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 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.
The commute from Logan Township, by distance
About 17% 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.
24% of Logan Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Humboldt (22%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Humboldt Township | 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Cottage Grove Township | under 1% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Humboldt | 22% | D− | B | 15 min | $47,560 |
| Perry Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Tioga Township | under 1% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Iola Township | under 1% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Neosho Falls Township | under 1% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Humboldt Township, Cottage Grove Township, Perry Township, Tioga Township, Iola Township and Neosho Falls Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Logan 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 Logan Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
50.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chanute (26%, 9 mi), Humboldt (22%, 3 mi), Iola (16%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Logan 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 Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Logan 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.