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Jobs & commute in Ludell Township

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Ludell Township works elsewhere

0% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. Employers in Ludell Township report 2 jobs; 39 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Ludell Township itself; outside it, Atwood draws the most (33%, 7 miles).

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

2 jobs based here
Household income
$97K
median · Kansas $74K
Poverty
11.1%
Kansas 11.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Kansas 3.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 39 working residents
Work from home
0%
Kansas 12% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Ludell Township

On a workday 39 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.

39live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
2work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night93
Workday56
93live here− 39head out to work+ 2come in to work= 56on a workday

About 56 people are in Ludell Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.05jobs 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

The places Ludell Township commutes to

Susank: 1 residents work here (3%)McDonald: 2 residents work here (5%)HerndonHoxie: 1 residents work here (3%)Atwood: 13 residents work here (33%)Phillipsburg: 1 residents work here (3%)Hill City: 1 residents work here (3%)Oakley: 1 residents work here (3%)Ulysses: 1 residents work here (3%)Osage City: 1 residents work here (3%)Center Township: 4 residents work here (10%)Herl TownshipUnion TownshipLudell TownshipRocewood TownshipAtwoodCenter TownshipMcDonaldSusankHoxiePhillipsburgLudell Township
1
Atwood6.8 mi away
33%13
2
Center Township13.7 mi away
10%4
3
McDonald23.6 mi away
5%2
4
Susank143.5 mi away
3%1
5
Hoxie44.2 mi away
3%1
6
Phillipsburg86.2 mi away
3%1
7
Hill City67.8 mi away
3%1
8
Oakley51.6 mi away
3%1
9
Ulysses159.8 mi away
3%1
10
Osage City286.7 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%13
The top trips

Where Ludell Township clocks in

33% of workers
6.8 mi awayAtwood13 Ludell Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10%Center Township
10% of workers
13.7 mi awayCenter Township4 Ludell Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%McDonald
5% of workers
23.6 mi awayMcDonald2 Ludell Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

100% of the jobs in Ludell Township make or build things

Jobs based in Ludell TownshipJobs Ludell Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%3%
Trade, transport & utilities0%36%
Services: health, schools, offices0%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%28%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%18%
Over $3,333 a month0%54%

Who does it

29 or younger50%26%
30 to 540%46%
55 and older50%28%

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 Ludell Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Ludell Township

Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 16 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 Ludell Township’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAtwood: 33% · 6.8 miCenter Township: 10% · 13.7 miMcDonald: 5% · 23.6 miSusank: 3% · 143.5 miHoxie: 3% · 44.2 miPhillipsburg: 3% · 86.2 miHill City: 3% · 67.8 miOakley: 3% · 51.6 miUlysses: 3% · 159.8 miOsage City: 3% · 286.7 miAtwood 33%Center Township 10%McDonald 5%Susank 3%Hoxie 3%Ludell Township
Ludell TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
50%Under 10 mi19 residents
8%10–24 mi3 residents
11%25–50 mi4 residents
32%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 32% 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 is work for 10% of Ludell Township

Center Township: 10% of workers work hereHerl Township: few work hereUnion Township: few work hereCenter TownshipHerl TownshipUnion TownshipLudell Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Center Township10% of Ludell Township works hereHerl Townshipunder 3% of Ludell TownshipUnion Townshipunder 3% of Ludell Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownLudell Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Ludell Township–———$96,667
Center Township10%——25 min—
Herl Townshipunder 3%——29 min—
Union Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Herl Township and Union Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Center Township. Darker towns draw more of Ludell 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 Ludell Township: questions

What is the median household income in Ludell Township?

$96,667 (±$12,555) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Ludell Township?

11.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Ludell Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atwood (33%, 7 mi), Center Township (10%, 14 mi), McDonald (5%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Ludell 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 Ludell Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Ludell Township

Ludell Township home →
HandbookGetting around Ludell TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in KSShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.