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Jobs & commute in Logan Township

With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Logan Township works elsewhere

For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%. 2 jobs are based in Logan Township for 12 working residents. Hardly any work in Logan Township itself; outside it, Glade draws the most (17%, 44 miles).

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

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Logan Township

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night31
Workday21
31live here− 12head out to work+ 2come in to work= 21on a workday

About 21 people are in Logan Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Commuting out of Logan Township: the destinations

Glade: 2 residents work here (17%)ParadiseKensington: 2 residents work here (17%)Osborne: 1 residents work here (8%)Phillipsburg: 1 residents work here (8%)Colby: 1 residents work here (8%)Hays: 1 residents work here (8%)Wichita: 1 residents work here (8%)Blaine Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Center Township: 1 residents work here (8%)Highland TownshipWhite Rock TownshipWashington TownshipLogan TownshipPawnee TownshipArlington: 1 residents work here (8%)GladeKensingtonOsbornePhillipsburgColbyHaysLogan Township
1
Glade44.4 mi away
17%2
2
Kensington28.6 mi away
17%2
3
Osborne36.8 mi away
8%1
4
Phillipsburg43 mi away
8%1
5
Colby138.2 mi away
8%1
6
Hays85.1 mi away
8%1
7
Wichita170 mi away
8%1
8
Blaine Township13.7 mi away
8%1
9
Center Township17.1 mi away
8%1
10
Arlington, VA1145 mi away
8%1
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

Jobs in Logan Township: what the 2 are

Jobs based in Logan TownshipJobs Logan Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%17%
Trade, transport & utilities100%33%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%33%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%25%
Over $3,333 a month0%42%

Who does it

29 or younger0%8%
30 to 540%58%
55 and older100%33%
+0%

Jobs based in Logan Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 2. 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Logan Township

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Logan Township gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 15 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.

How far

How far Logan Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGlade: 17% · 44.4 miKensington: 17% · 28.6 miOsborne: 8% · 36.8 miPhillipsburg: 8% · 43 miColby: 8% · 138.2 miHays: 8% · 85.1 miWichita: 8% · 170 miBlaine Township: 8% · 13.7 miCenter Township: 8% · 17.1 miArlington: 8% · 1145 miGlade 17%Kensington 17%Osborne 8%Logan Township
Logan TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
17%10–24 mi2 residents
50%25–50 mi6 residents
33%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 33% 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

Logan Township and its neighbors

Jobs & commute next door

TownLogan Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Logan Township–————
Highland Townshipunder 9%————
Pawnee Townshipunder 9%————
White Rock Townshipunder 9%————

Same-state neighbors only. Highland Township, Pawnee Township and White Rock 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 Glade (17%, 44 mi), Kensington (17%, 29 mi), Osborne (8%, 37 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.

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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.