Emporia draws about half of Pike Township’s working residents
90 jobs are based in Pike Township; 422 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 21 minutes, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. 6% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pike Township in brief
Nearly half of Pike Township works in Emporia
202 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Emporia, 4.8 miles away across the town line. That’s 48 times as many as work in Pike Township itself. The commute map ↓
Pike Township is a place people come home to
There are 90 jobs based in Pike Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pike Township has about 500 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
41% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 422 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Pike Township goes to work
Where Pike Township clocks in
48% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Who commutes out of Pike Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 416 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Pike Township on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How many miles Pike Township commutes
About 41% 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.
Making and building: 28% of jobs based in Pike Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pike Township, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 90. 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 Pike Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Pike Township takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pike Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 417 commuters (the 6% 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.
Next door is work for 48% of Pike Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pike Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township | – | — | — | 21 min | $90,500 |
| Emporia Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Toledo Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Center Township | under 2% | B | B− | 21 min | $79,375 |
| Americus Township | under 2% | B− | D | 23 min | $85,556 |
| Emporia | 48% | C+ | A− | 12 min | $52,704 |
Same-state neighbors only. Emporia Township and Toledo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Emporia. Darker towns draw more of Pike 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 Pike Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pike Township?
$90,500 (±$36,293) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pike Township?
0.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pike Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pike Township work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Pike 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 Pike Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pike 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.