Garden City draws about two in five of Pierceville Township’s working residents
Pierceville Township has 259 jobs, against 208 working residents. 38% of workers have no commute at all (Kansas 12%). Only 1% work in Pierceville Township; the top destination outside it is Garden City (40%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pierceville Township and work: the main findings
A lot of Pierceville Township works from home
38% of Pierceville Township workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Time on the road ↓
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 208 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Pierceville Township work
Where Pierceville Township clocks in
40% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Pierceville Township
of Pierceville Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 115 commuters (the 38% 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 daily flow of workers through Pierceville Township
On a workday 205 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 256 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Pierceville Township on a workday afternoon, 11% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.25 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 78% of the jobs in Pierceville Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pierceville Township, 2014 → 2024: 258 → 259. 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 Pierceville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Pierceville Township commutes less than 16 miles
About 15% 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.
Pierceville Township and its neighbors: 10% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pierceville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierceville Township | – | — | — | — | $46,541 |
| Garden City Township | 10% | C | C | 15 min | $84,207 |
| Ivanhoe Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Ingalls Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Pleasant Valley Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lockport Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ivanhoe Township, Logan Township, Ingalls Township, Pleasant Valley Township and Lockport Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Garden City Township. Darker towns draw more of Pierceville 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 Pierceville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pierceville Township?
$46,541 (±$7,526) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pierceville Township?
16.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pierceville Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Pierceville 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 Pierceville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pierceville 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.