Photo: Jared Winkler · CC BY-SA 4.0Phillipsburg Township draws 272 commuters a day, with 2.8 jobs for every working resident
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas. 283 jobs are based in Phillipsburg Township, against 100 working residents. About one in ten work in Phillipsburg Township; the top destination outside it is Phillipsburg (39%, 3 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Phillipsburg Township
On a workday 89 residents head out to work and 11 work right here.
About 400 people are in Phillipsburg Township on a workday afternoon, 83% 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.
Where Phillipsburg Township’s workforce comes from
Where Phillipsburg Township clocks in
39% of workers
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.
A place that makes things: 77% of Phillipsburg Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Phillipsburg Township, 2014 → 2024: 274 → 283. 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 Phillipsburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Phillipsburg Township takes about 5 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 1.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Phillipsburg Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 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.
The distance from Phillipsburg Township to work
About 22% 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.
Work next door: 41% of Phillipsburg Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Phillipsburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg Township | – | — | — | 5 min | $61,010 |
| Phillipsburg | 39% | D | B− | 14 min | $60,750 |
| Arcade Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Freedom Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Mound Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Solomon Township | 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arcade Township, Freedom Township, Mound Township and Solomon Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Phillipsburg. Darker towns draw more of Phillipsburg 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 Phillipsburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Phillipsburg Township?
$61,010 (±$32,718) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Phillipsburg Township?
10.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Phillipsburg Township?
5 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Phillipsburg Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phillipsburg (39%, 3 mi), Norton (6%, 29 mi), Hays (6%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Phillipsburg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Phillipsburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Phillipsburg 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.