With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Lola Township works elsewhere
The trip to work takes 18 minutes on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Lola Township has 25 jobs for 148 working residents. Hardly any work in Lola Township; the top destination outside it is Columbus (14%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Lola Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Lola Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
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 places Lola Township commutes to
Where Lola Township clocks in
14% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
In Lola Township, 84% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lola Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 25. 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 Lola Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Lola Township: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lola Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 15% 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.
Miles to work from Lola Township
About 23% 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.
The towns around Lola Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lola Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lola Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $77,857 |
| Sheridan Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Oswego Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Salamanca Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Neosho Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Sheridan Township, Oswego Township, Salamanca Township and Neosho Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lola 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 Lola Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lola Township?
$77,857 (±$27,520) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lola Township?
20.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lola Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lola Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus (14%, 9 mi), Joplin (9%, 29 mi), Parsons (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lola Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lola Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lola 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.