Work and commuting in Pittsburg Township
Only 7% stay in Pittsburg Township for work; outside it, Beloit is the main destination (20%, 19 miles). Home is the office for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%). A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes (Kansas 20, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Pittsburg Township on a workday
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 77 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Pittsburg Township ends
Where Pittsburg Township clocks in
9% 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.
In Pittsburg Township, 77% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
83 jobs are based in Pittsburg Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pittsburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 97 → 83. 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 Pittsburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Pittsburg Township, about 17 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pittsburg Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 225 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 Pittsburg Township’s workers travel
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Pittsburg Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pittsburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg Township | – | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Custer Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Carr Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Custer Township and Carr Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pittsburg Township?
2.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pittsburg Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pittsburg Township work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beloit (20%, 19 mi), Cawker City (9%, 11 mi), Glen Elder (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pittsburg Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pittsburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pittsburg 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.