Lone Star School, District 64 · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Lone Star Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Lone Star Township; the top destination outside it is La Crosse (19%, 6 miles). Employers in Lone Star Township report 9 jobs; 89 of its residents have a job. Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Lone Star Township
On a workday 89 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Lone Star Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Where the trip to work from Lone Star Township ends
Where Lone Star Township clocks in
19% 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.
Most jobs in Lone Star Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lone Star Township, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 9. 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 Lone Star Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes to work from Lone Star Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lone Star Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 commuters (the 1% 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 it is to work from Lone Star Township
About 27% 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.
How Lone Star Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to La Crosse-Brookdale Township (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lone Star Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $65,577 |
| Banner Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| La Crosse-Brookdale Township | 9% | C− | A− | 16 min | $55,781 |
| Pioneer Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Illinois Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Banner Township, Pioneer Township and Illinois Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lone Star 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 Lone Star Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lone Star Township?
$65,577 (±$6,762) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lone Star Township?
3.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lone Star Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lone Star Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are La Crosse (19%, 6 mi), Hays (13%, 25 mi), La Crosse-Brookdale Township (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lone Star 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 Lone Star Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lone Star 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.