Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0Neodesha Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
100 jobs are based in Neodesha Township, and 300 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Neodesha Township; the top destination outside it is Neodesha (33%, 0 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Neodesha Township
Neodesha Township and Neodesha trade workers both ways
Neodesha is the top workplace for Neodesha Township residents (33%) and also where the most people who work in Neodesha Township come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 300 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Neodesha Township ends
Where Neodesha Township clocks in
33% of workers
10% 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.
Half of Neodesha Township commutes less than 14 miles
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How a workday changes Neodesha Township
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Neodesha 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 2024, primary jobs.
Making and building: 86% of jobs based in Neodesha Township
100 jobs are based in Neodesha Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Neodesha Township, 2014 → 2024: 173 → 100. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Neodesha Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Neodesha Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Neodesha Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 4% 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.
Around Neodesha Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Neodesha Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neodesha Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $124,010 |
| Cedar Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Newark Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Chetopa Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Township, Newark Township and Chetopa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Neodesha 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 2024, 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 Neodesha Township: questions
What is the median household income in Neodesha Township?
$124,010 (±$58,193) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Neodesha Township?
9.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Neodesha Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Neodesha Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Neodesha (33%, 0 mi), Fredonia (10%, 10 mi), Independence (8%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Neodesha 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 Neodesha Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Neodesha Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.