Norman No. 1 Oil Well Site · Public domainNewark Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. 15 jobs are based in Newark Township; 115 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Newark Township itself; outside it, Chanute draws the most (17%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Newark Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Newark Township on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Newark Township ends
Where Newark Township clocks in
17% of workers
9% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 73% of the jobs in Newark Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newark Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 15. 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 Newark Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Newark Township spends getting to work: about 45 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newark Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 129 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 it is to work from Newark Township
About 38% 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.
Newark Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newark Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newark Township | – | — | — | 45 min | $36,000 |
| Chetopa Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Shiloh Township | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Neodesha Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chetopa Township, Shiloh Township and Neodesha Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newark 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 Newark Township: questions
What is the median household income in Newark Township?
$36,000 (±$20,516) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newark Township?
59.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newark Township?
45 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newark Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chanute (17%, 17 mi), Neodesha (9%, 6 mi), Fredonia (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newark 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 Newark Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newark 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.