How Prairie Dog Township works: jobs, income and commuting
Hardly any work in Prairie Dog Township; the top destination outside it is McCook (31%, 41 miles). Home is the office for 100% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. The Census job records count 13 working residents of Prairie Dog Township and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Prairie Dog Township by day and by night
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21 people are in Prairie Dog Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where the trip to work from Prairie Dog Township ends
Where Prairie Dog Township clocks in
31% of workers
8% 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 Prairie Dog Township
of Prairie Dog Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Prairie Dog Township to work
About 31% 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.
Work in the towns next to Prairie Dog Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Prairie Dog Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Dog Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Cook Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
| Dresden Township | under 8% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Summit Township | under 8% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cook Township, Dresden Township and Summit Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Prairie Dog 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 Prairie Dog Township workers work outside Kansas. The job records count 31% 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 Prairie Dog Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Prairie Dog Township?
100.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Prairie Dog Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McCook (31%, 41 mi), Almena (8%, 50 mi), Atwood (8%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Prairie Dog Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Prairie Dog 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.