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Jobs & commute in Moore Township

Moore Township has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Moore Township has 1 jobs for 22 working residents. Hardly any stay in Moore Township for work; outside it, Kiowa is the main destination (27%, 8 miles). 0% of workers work from home; Kansas has 12%.

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

1 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
Kansas 11.3%
Unemployment
0.0%
Kansas 3.9% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 22 working residents
Work from home
0%
Kansas 12% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Moore Township

On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

22live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night52
Workday31
52live here− 22head out to work+ 1come in to work= 31on a workday

About 31 people are in Moore 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

Out of Moore Township to work: where people go

Isabel: 1 residents work here (5%)Lucas: 1 residents work here (5%)Hazelton: 1 residents work here (5%)Kiowa: 6 residents work here (27%)St. John: 1 residents work here (5%)Anthony: 1 residents work here (5%)Great Bend: 1 residents work here (5%)Wichita: 1 residents work here (5%)Cherokee: 1 residents work here (5%)Alva: 4 residents work here (18%)Eagle TownshipMoore TownshipElwood TownshipHazelton TownshipKiowa TownshipMedicine Lodge TownshipKiowaAlvaIsabelLucasHazeltonSt. JohnMoore Township
1
Kiowa8.5 mi away
27%6
2
Alva, OK24.9 mi away
18%4
3
Isabel23 mi away
5%1
4
Lucas132.9 mi away
5%1
5
Hazelton7.8 mi away
5%1
6
St. John61.1 mi away
5%1
7
Anthony27 mi away
5%1
8
Great Bend85.8 mi away
5%1
9
Wichita75.4 mi away
5%1
10
Cherokee, OK28.2 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
18%4
The top trips

Where Moore Township clocks in

27%Kiowa
27% of workers
8.5 mi awayKiowa6 Moore Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
18%Alva
18% of workers
24.9 mi awayAlva, OK4 Moore Township residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Isabel
5% of workers
23 mi awayIsabel1 Moore 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

Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Moore Township

Jobs based in Moore TownshipJobs Moore Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%45%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%32%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%18%
Over $3,333 a month0%50%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 540%36%
55 and older100%41%
−95%

Jobs based in Moore Township, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 1. 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 Moore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Moore Township

Working from home
0%

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

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

Share of the 13 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

Miles to work from Moore Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miKiowa: 27% · 8.5 miAlva: 18% · 24.9 miIsabel: 5% · 23 miLucas: 5% · 132.9 miHazelton: 5% · 7.8 miSt. John: 5% · 61.1 miAnthony: 5% · 27 miGreat Bend: 5% · 85.8 miWichita: 5% · 75.4 miCherokee: 5% · 28.2 miKiowa 27%Alva 18%Isabel 5%Lucas 5%Hazelton 5%Moore Township
Moore TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi5 residents
23%10–24 mi5 residents
32%25–50 mi7 residents
23%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 23% 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

Moore Township and its neighbors

Hazelton Township: few work hereMedicine Lodge Township: few work hereKiowa Township: few work hereElwood Township: few work hereEagle Township: few work hereHazelton TownshipMedicine Lodge TownshipKiowa TownshipElwood TownshipEagle TownshipMoore Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Medicine Lodge Township13 min
Kiowa Township14 min
Elwood Township15 min
Hazelton Township16 min
Hazelton Townshipunder 5% of Moore TownshipMedicine Lodge Townshipunder 5% of Moore TownshipKiowa Townshipunder 5% of Moore TownshipElwood Townshipunder 5% of Moore TownshipEagle Townshipunder 5% of Moore Township

Jobs & commute next door

TownMoore Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Moore Township–————
Hazelton Townshipunder 5%——16 min—
Medicine Lodge Townshipunder 5%——13 min—
Kiowa Townshipunder 5%——14 min—
Elwood Townshipunder 5%——15 min—
Eagle Townshipunder 5%————

Same-state neighbors only. Hazelton Township, Kiowa Township, Elwood Township and Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Medicine Lodge Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Moore 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 Moore Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Moore Township?

0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Moore Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kiowa (27%, 8 mi), Alva (18%, 25 mi), Isabel (5%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Moore Township

Moore Township home →
HandbookGetting around Moore TownshipRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
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.