Work means Manhattan for about half of May Day Township’s working residents
Home is the office for 32% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Hardly any stay in May Day Township for work; outside it, Manhattan is the main destination (47%, 28 miles). May Day Township has 8 jobs, and 36 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of May Day Township
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 44 people are in May Day Township on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
0.22 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of May Day Township: the destinations
Where May Day Township clocks in
47% 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: 88% of May Day Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in May Day Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 8. 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 May Day Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in May Day Township
of May Day Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 32% 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.
The commute from May Day Township, by distance
About 17% 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.
Work in the towns next to May Day Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | May Day Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Day Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Center Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Swede Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Center Township, Swede Creek Township and Lincoln Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of May Day 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 May Day Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in May Day Township?
6.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in May Day Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around May Day 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 May Day Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of May Day 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.