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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

How Logan Township works: jobs, income and commuting

Hardly any stay in Logan Township for work; outside it, Great Bend is the main destination (16%, 18 miles). Logan Township has 19 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Logan Township

On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

19live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night35
Workday16
35live here− 19head out to work+ 0come in to work= 16on a workday

About 16 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 54% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 commute map

Where Logan Township’s working residents head each day

Storm Lake: 1 residents work here (5%)Rush Center: 1 residents work here (5%)Cimarron: 1 residents work here (5%)Kinsley: 1 residents work here (5%)Ness City: 1 residents work here (5%)Sterling: 1 residents work here (5%)St. John: 1 residents work here (5%)Jetmore: 1 residents work here (5%)Great Bend: 3 residents work here (16%)Logan TownshipPawnee Township: 2 residents work here (11%)Pleasant Grove TownshipDouglas TownshipValley Center TownshipRiver TownshipGreat BendPawnee TownshipStorm LakeRush CenterCimarronKinsleyLogan Township
1
Great Bend17.5 mi away
16%3
2
Pawnee Township13.2 mi away
11%2
3
Storm Lake, IA368.8 mi away
5%1
4
Rush Center29.6 mi away
5%1
5
Cimarron78.9 mi away
5%1
6
Kinsley28.8 mi away
5%1
7
Ness City55.8 mi away
5%1
8
Sterling41.1 mi away
5%1
9
St. John14.4 mi away
5%1
10
Jetmore51.5 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%6
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.

How far

Logan Township’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGreat Bend: 16% · 17.5 miPawnee Township: 11% · 13.2 miStorm Lake: 5% · 368.8 miRush Center: 5% · 29.6 miCimarron: 5% · 78.9 miKinsley: 5% · 28.8 miNess City: 5% · 55.8 miSterling: 5% · 41.1 miSt. John: 5% · 14.4 miJetmore: 5% · 51.5 miGreat Bend 16%Pawnee Township 11%Storm Lake 5%Rush Center 5%Cimarron 5%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
37%10–24 mi7 residents
21%25–50 mi4 residents
42%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 42% 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.

Next door

Next door to Logan Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–————
River Townshipunder 6%————
Pleasant Grove Townshipunder 6%————
Douglas Townshipunder 6%——21 min—
Valley Center Townshipunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. River Township, Pleasant Grove Township, Douglas Township and Valley Center 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Logan Township: questions

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 Great Bend (16%, 18 mi), Pawnee Township (11%, 13 mi), Storm Lake (5%, 369 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Logan Township, from the people who make the trip.

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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), 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.