Photo: Brylie Oxley · CC BY-SA 3.0McAllaster Township at work: jobs, income and the commute
Home is the office for 29% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Hardly any work in McAllaster Township itself; outside it, Oakley draws the most (29%, 30 miles). No jobs are based in McAllaster Township in the Census job records; 7 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of McAllaster Township
On a workday 7 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 27 people are in McAllaster Township on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 McAllaster Township: the destinations
Where McAllaster Township clocks in
29% of workers
14% 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.
Working from home in McAllaster Township
of McAllaster Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 29% 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.
McAllaster Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 57% 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.
Around McAllaster Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McAllaster Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllaster Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Winona Township | under 15% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Wallace Township | under 15% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Western Township | under 15% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winona Township, Wallace Township and Western Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McAllaster 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of McAllaster Township workers work outside Kansas. The job records count 28% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in McAllaster Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in McAllaster Township?
13.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McAllaster Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Oakley (29%, 30 mi), Burlington (14%, 50 mi), Winona (14%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McAllaster Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 33% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McAllaster Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of McAllaster 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.