With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Pottawatomie Township works elsewhere
6 jobs are based in Pottawatomie Township; 88 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Pottawatomie Township itself; outside it, Burlington draws the most (17%, 12 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across Kansas.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Pottawatomie Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Pottawatomie Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Pottawatomie Township commutes to
Where Pottawatomie Township clocks in
17% 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: 50% of Pottawatomie Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pottawatomie Township, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 6. 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 Pottawatomie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pottawatomie Township
of Pottawatomie Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 62 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pottawatomie Township
About 39% 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 Pottawatomie Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pottawatomie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottawatomie Township | – | — | — | — | $45,588 |
| Star Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Reeder Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Rock Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Star Township, Reeder Township and Rock Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pottawatomie Township?
$45,588 (±$11,606) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pottawatomie Township?
6.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pottawatomie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (17%, 12 mi), Hampden Township (9%, 9 mi), Waverly (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pottawatomie 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.