Work and commuting in Mingona Township
Hardly any work in Mingona Township; the top destination outside it is Medicine Lodge (26%, 7 miles). 0% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%. Mingona Township has 35 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mingona Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Mingona Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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 Mingona Township: the destinations
Where Mingona Township clocks in
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.
Working from home in Mingona Township
of Mingona Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Mingona Township
About 35% 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 Mingona Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mingona Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mingona Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Medicine Lodge Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Lake City Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Elm Mills Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Eagle Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Medicine Lodge Township: not graded. Lake City Township, Elm Mills Township and Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mingona 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 Mingona Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Mingona Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Mingona Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medicine Lodge (26%, 7 mi), Kiowa (9%, 24 mi), Sharon (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mingona 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 Mingona Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mingona 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.