Most of Robinson Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S. There are 32 jobs in Robinson Township, against 166 working residents. Hardly any work in Robinson Township itself; outside it, Horton draws the most (17%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Robinson Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 165 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Robinson Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 towns that employ Robinson Township’s residents
Where Robinson Township clocks in
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Robinson Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robinson Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 32. 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 Robinson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Robinson Township takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robinson Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 commuters (the 11% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Robinson Township
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Robinson Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robinson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $57,188 |
| Hiawatha Township | under 3% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Wolf River Township | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Irving Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hiawatha Township, Wolf River Township, Irving Township and Washington Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robinson 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 Robinson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Robinson Township?
$57,188 (±$17,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robinson Township?
6.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robinson Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robinson Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Horton (17%, 13 mi), Hiawatha (17%, 8 mi), Topeka (5%, 57 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Robinson 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 Robinson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robinson 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.