Photo: Bhall87 · CC BY-SA 3.0Reading Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any stay in Reading Township for work; outside it, Emporia is the main destination (39%, 13 miles). There are 20 jobs in Reading Township; 233 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 1% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Reading Township, in a few figures
Reading Township is a place people come home to
There are 20 jobs based in Reading Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Reading Township has about 200 people in it, 51% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
39% of Reading Township works in Emporia
92 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Emporia, 13 miles away. That’s far more as work in Reading Township itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 233 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Reading Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Reading Township on a workday afternoon, 51% 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.
Where people from Reading Township work
Where Reading Township clocks in
39% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Reading Township
About 33% 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.
Goods jobs make up 30% of work in Reading Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Reading Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 20. 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 Reading Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Reading Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Reading Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 143 commuters (the 1% 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.
The towns around Reading Township
The biggest share goes to Fremont Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Reading Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $97,083 |
| Fremont Township | 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Barclay Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Ivy Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Waterloo Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Arvonia Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fremont Township, Barclay Township, Jackson Township, Ivy Township, Waterloo Township and Arvonia Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Reading 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 Reading Township: questions
What is the median household income in Reading Township?
$97,083 (±$49,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Reading Township?
4.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Reading Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Reading Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Emporia (39%, 13 mi), Topeka (9%, 38 mi), Wichita (6%, 93 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Reading Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Reading Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Reading 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.