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Jobs & commute in Strawberry Township

Most of Strawberry Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole. Strawberry Township has 15 jobs, against 68 working residents. Hardly any work in Strawberry Township itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (12%, 11 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Strawberry Township

On a workday 68 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.

68live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday55
110live here− 68head out to work+ 15come in to work= 55on a workday

About 55 people are in Strawberry Township on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.22jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Strawberry Township’s working residents head each day

LongfordBarnes: 2 residents work here (3%)Linn: 3 residents work here (4%)Clifton: 3 residents work here (4%)WatervilleGreenleaf: 3 residents work here (4%)Washington: 8 residents work here (12%)Clay Center: 5 residents work here (7%)Marysville: 8 residents work here (12%)Junction CitySalina: 2 residents work here (3%)Wichita: 4 residents work here (6%)TopekaSouth Sioux CityBarnes TownshipBrantford TownshipLinn Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Coleman TownshipStrawberry TownshipSheridan TownshipWashingtonMarysvilleClay CenterWichitaLinnCliftonStrawberry Township
1
Washington10.8 mi away
12%8
2
Marysville30.8 mi away
12%8
3
Clay Center22.6 mi away
7%5
4
Wichita139.5 mi away
6%4
5
Linn5.8 mi away
4%3
6
Clifton10.6 mi away
4%3
7
Greenleaf11.3 mi away
4%3
8
Linn Township6 mi away
4%3
9
Barnes16.9 mi away
3%2
10
Salina65.6 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
40%27
The top trips

Where Strawberry Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Strawberry Township makes things: 93% of its jobs are in goods

Jobs based in Strawberry TownshipJobs Strawberry Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms93%19%
Trade, transport & utilities7%16%
Services: health, schools, offices0%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%29%
$1,251–$3,333 a month20%22%
Over $3,333 a month60%49%

Who does it

29 or younger27%24%
30 to 5433%43%
55 and older40%34%
+650%

Jobs based in Strawberry Township, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 15. 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 Strawberry Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Getting to work from Strawberry Township takes about 9 minutes

A year of commuting
67 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 2.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Strawberry Township9 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Strawberry Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Strawberry Township gets to work
39%Drive alone
29%Carpool
32%Walk

Share of the 38 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.

How far

Half of Strawberry Township commutes less than 24 miles

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWashington: 12% · 10.8 miMarysville: 12% · 30.8 miClay Center: 7% · 22.6 miWichita: 6% · 139.5 miLinn: 4% · 5.8 miClifton: 4% · 10.6 miGreenleaf: 4% · 11.3 miLinn Township: 4% · 6 miBarnes: 3% · 16.9 miSalina: 3% · 65.6 miWashington 12%Marysville 12%Clay Center 7%Wichita 6%Linn 4%Strawberry Township
Strawberry TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi9 residents
37%10–24 mi25 residents
28%25–50 mi19 residents
22%Over 50 mi15 residents

About 22% 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.

Next door

Around Strawberry Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Linn Township (4%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownStrawberry Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Strawberry Township–——9 min—
Brantford Townshipunder 3%——21 min—
Coleman Townshipunder 3%————
Linn Township4%——26 min—
Sheridan Townshipunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Brantford Township, Coleman Township, Linn Township and Sheridan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Strawberry Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Strawberry Township: questions

What is the poverty rate in Strawberry Township?

44.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Strawberry Township?

9 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Strawberry Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (12%, 11 mi), Marysville (12%, 31 mi), Clay Center (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Strawberry Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Strawberry Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Strawberry Township

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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.