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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

Making a living in Logan Township

73 jobs are based in Logan Township, against 62 working residents. 23% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). Hardly any stay in Logan Township for work; outside it, Abilene is the main destination (15%, 10 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Logan Township for work, and who comes in

On a workday 62 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 73 people come in from elsewhere.

62live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
73work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night190
Workday200
190live here− 62head out to work+ 73come in to work= 200on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
1.18jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

About as many jobs as working residents (1.18 per resident).

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Out of Logan Township to work: where people go

Hope: 4 residents work here (6%)Enterprise: 3 residents work here (5%)Solomon: 2 residents work here (3%)ChapmanEllsworthAbilene: 9 residents work here (15%)Herington: 6 residents work here (10%)Junction City: 3 residents work here (5%)Salina: 8 residents work here (13%)HutchinsonManhattan: 3 residents work here (5%)WichitaTopeka: 3 residents work here (5%)Olathe: 2 residents work here (3%)Center TownshipLogan TownshipLiberty TownshipRidge TownshipNewbern TownshipAbileneSalinaHeringtonHopeEnterpriseJunction CityLogan Township
1
Abilene9.7 mi away
15%9
2
Salina28.2 mi away
13%8
3
Herington18 mi away
10%6
4
Hope9.9 mi away
6%4
5
Enterprise5 mi away
5%3
6
Junction City18.5 mi away
5%3
7
Manhattan35.7 mi away
5%3
8
Topeka76.2 mi away
5%3
9
Solomon16.1 mi away
3%2
10
Olathe122.2 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
31%19
The top trips

Where Logan Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

84% of the jobs in Logan Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Logan TownshipJobs Logan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms10%18%
Trade, transport & utilities88%31%
Services: health, schools, offices3%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less1%26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month15%27%
Over $3,333 a month84%47%

Who does it

29 or younger10%21%
30 to 5453%47%
55 and older37%32%
+7200%

Jobs based in Logan Township, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 73. 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 Logan Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Logan Township

Working from home
23%

of Logan Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 2 in 10
How Logan Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 59 commuters (the 23% 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

The distance from Logan Township to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAbilene: 15% · 9.7 miSalina: 13% · 28.2 miHerington: 10% · 18 miHope: 6% · 9.9 miEnterprise: 5% · 5 miJunction City: 5% · 18.5 miManhattan: 5% · 35.7 miTopeka: 5% · 76.2 miSolomon: 3% · 16.1 miOlathe: 3% · 122.2 miAbilene 15%Salina 13%Herington 10%Hope 6%Enterprise 5%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
21%Under 10 mi13 residents
37%10–24 mi23 residents
24%25–50 mi15 residents
18%Over 50 mi11 residents

About 18% 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.

Next door

The towns around Logan Township

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Newbern Township12 min
Center Township22 min
Liberty Township34 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–———$85,946
Center Townshipunder 4%CC+22 min$67,143
Ridge Townshipunder 4%————
Liberty Townshipunder 4%——34 min—
Newbern Townshipunder 4%——12 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Ridge Township, Liberty Township and Newbern 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Logan Township: questions

What is the median household income in Logan Township?

$85,946 (±$6,712) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Logan Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Logan Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Abilene (15%, 10 mi), Salina (13%, 28 mi), Herington (10%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

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.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Logan Township

Logan Township home →

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.