Jobs and the daily commute in Southside Township
Employers in Southside Township report 98 jobs, against 98 working residents. Hardly any stay in Southside Township for work; outside it, Lakin is the main destination (28%, 7 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Southside Township by day and by night
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 98 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 (1.00 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.
The places Southside Township commutes to
Where Southside Township clocks in
28% of workers
13% 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: 92% of Southside Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Southside Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 98. 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 Southside Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Southside Township: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Southside Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 91 commuters (the 12% 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 Southside Township
About 19% 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.
14% of Southside Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Deerfield Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Southside Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southside Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $85,000 |
| Lakin Township | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Deerfield Township | 7% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Kendall Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Sherlock Township | 4% | B | D | 19 min | $84,844 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lakin Township: not graded. Deerfield Township and Kendall Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Southside 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 Southside Township: questions
What is the median household income in Southside Township?
$85,000 (±$55,918) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Southside Township?
7.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Southside Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Southside Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lakin (28%, 7 mi), Garden City (13%, 20 mi), Deerfield Township (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Southside 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 Southside Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Southside 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.