Work and commuting in Logan Township
The trip to work takes 9 minutes on average (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Kansas 12%). Hardly any stay in Logan Township for work; outside it, Great Bend is the main destination (29%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Logan Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 70 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 53 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 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.
Commuting out of Logan Township: the destinations
Where Logan Township clocks in
29% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 70% of the jobs in Logan Township
53 jobs are based in Logan Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 46 → 53. 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.
Each way, about 9 minutes from Logan Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 75 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.
Where in the region Logan Township works
About 19% 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.
Around Logan Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Claflin (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Logan Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Township | – | — | — | 9 min | $111,250 |
| Independent Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Claflin | 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Farmer Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Cheyenne Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lakin Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Independent Township, Claflin, Farmer Township, Cheyenne Township and Lakin 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 median household income in Logan Township?
$111,250 (±$45,343) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?
14.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Logan Township?
9 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Logan Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Great Bend (29%, 17 mi), Great Bend Township (11%, 12 mi), Ellinwood (10%, 9 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.