For about half of its working residents, Pioneer Township is a commute to Hill City
0% of workers work from home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Hardly any work in Pioneer Township itself; outside it, Hill City draws the most (50%, 13 miles). 1 jobs are based in Pioneer Township; 8 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Pioneer Township
On a workday 8 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14 people are in Pioneer Township on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.13 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Pioneer Township to work: where people go
Where Pioneer Township clocks in
50% of workers
13% 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.
What Pioneer Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pioneer Township, 2014 → 2024: 6 → 1. 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 Pioneer Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pioneer Township
of Pioneer Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16 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.
Miles to work from Pioneer Township
About 25% 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.
How Pioneer Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pioneer Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Township 5 | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Nicodemus Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Graham Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Towanda Township | under 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Solomon-District 3 Township | under 13% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Township 5, Nicodemus Township, Graham Township, Towanda Township and Solomon-District 3 Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pioneer 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Pioneer Township workers work outside Kansas. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Pioneer Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pioneer Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pioneer Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Pioneer 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 Pioneer Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pioneer 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.