Pawnee Township has 3.6 jobs for every working resident: 896 people commute in to work
0% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%). There are 955 jobs in Pawnee Township, against 268 working residents. About one in five work in Pawnee Township itself; outside it, Larned draws the most (31%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pawnee Township and work: the main findings
Pawnee Township fills up on a workday
Pawnee Township has 955 jobs, 3.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,400 people are in town, more than double the 670 who live here. Day and night ↓
Pawnee Township and Larned trade workers both ways
Larned is the top workplace for Pawnee Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Pawnee Township come from (38% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The jobs in Pawnee Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
73% of the jobs based in Pawnee Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 56% of the jobs Pawnee Township residents hold. 94% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Pawnee Township. The jobs ↓
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 268 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Pawnee Township on a workday
On a workday 209 residents head out to work and 59 work right here.
About 1,400 people are in Pawnee Township on a workday afternoon, 103% more 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.
Who travels to work in Pawnee Township, and from where
Where Pawnee Township clocks in
31% of workers
6% of workers
3% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Pawnee Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pawnee Township, 2014 → 2024: 7 → 955. 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 Pawnee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pawnee Township
of Pawnee Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 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 Pawnee Township
About 26% 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.
Around Pawnee Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pawnee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pawnee Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Santa Fe Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Larned Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Morton Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Santa Fe Township, Larned Township and Morton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pawnee 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 Pawnee Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pawnee Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pawnee Township work?
22% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Larned (31%, 5 mi), Great Bend (6%, 22 mi), Wichita (3%, 106 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Pawnee 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 Pawnee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pawnee 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.