Padonia Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Padonia Township itself; outside it, Sabetha draws the most (14%, 16 miles). Employers in Padonia Township report 15 jobs, and 90 of its residents work somewhere. Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Padonia Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 90 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Padonia Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 Padonia Township ends
Where Padonia Township clocks in
6% 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.
80% of the jobs in Padonia Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Padonia Township, 2013 → 2023: 230 → 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 Padonia Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Padonia Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Padonia Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 16% 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.
Padonia Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 52% 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 Padonia Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Padonia Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padonia Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $98,750 |
| Hamlin Township | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Irving Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Hiawatha Township | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamlin Township, Irving Township and Hiawatha Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Padonia 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 Padonia Township: questions
What is the median household income in Padonia Township?
$98,750 (±$70,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Padonia Township?
5.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Padonia Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Padonia Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sabetha (14%, 16 mi), Hiawatha (7%, 7 mi), Topeka (6%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Padonia 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 Padonia Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Padonia 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.