Lyon Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Lyon Township; the top destination outside it is Parsons (9%, 29 miles). Lyon Township has 57 jobs for 164 working residents. 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Lyon Township
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Lyon Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 Lyon Township ends
Where Lyon Township clocks in
9% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 60% of Lyon Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lyon Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 57. 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 Lyon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Lyon Township takes about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lyon Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 commuters (the 3% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Lyon Township
About 26% 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 Lyon Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lyon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon Township | – | — | — | 33 min | $75,500 |
| Spring Valley Township | under 2% | C+ | D− | 19 min | $86,429 |
| Salamanca Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Neosho Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 Lyon 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 Lyon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Lyon Township?
$75,500 (±$53,605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lyon Township?
11.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lyon Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lyon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsons (9%, 29 mi), Pittsburg (9%, 27 mi), Joplin (8%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lyon 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 Lyon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lyon 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.