Photo: Ichabod · CC BY-SA 3.0Strong Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Home is the office for 5% of workers; Kansas has 12%. 103 jobs are based in Strong Township for 224 working residents. Only 4% work in Strong Township; the top destination outside it is Cottonwood Falls (27%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Strong Township: the figures worth knowing
Strong Township and Cottonwood Falls trade workers both ways
Cottonwood Falls is the top workplace for Strong Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Strong Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 224 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Strong Township to work: where people go
Where Strong Township clocks in
27% of workers
19% 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.
How far Strong Township’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
Who commutes out of Strong Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 214 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Strong Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
Jobs in Strong Township: what the 103 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Strong Township, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 103. 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 Strong Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Strong Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Strong Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 206 commuters (the 5% 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.
Work in the towns next to Strong Township
The biggest share goes to Falls Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Strong Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $49,911 |
| Falls Township | 3% | C− | A− | 21 min | $51,542 |
| Toledo Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Diamond Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Toledo Township and Diamond Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Strong 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 Strong Township: questions
What is the median household income in Strong Township?
$49,911 (±$18,390) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Strong Township?
9.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Strong Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Strong Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cottonwood Falls (27%, 7 mi), Emporia (19%, 18 mi), Wichita (6%, 70 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Strong Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Strong Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Strong 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.