Most of Superior Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Superior Township for work; outside it, Topeka is the main destination (17%, 27 miles). There are 14 jobs in Superior Township, and 115 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Superior Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Superior Township on a workday afternoon, 41% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Superior Township’s residents
Where Superior Township clocks in
17% of workers
16% of workers
10% 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.
Superior Township makes things: 86% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Superior Township, 2014 → 2024: 14 → 14. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Superior Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Superior Township 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 Superior Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 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.
The commute from Superior Township, by distance
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work next door: 16% of Superior Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Superior Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $54,891 |
| Osage City | 16% | B | B | 24 min | $71,191 |
| Dragoon Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Barclay Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Valley Brook Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $76,678 |
| Olivet Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dragoon Township, Grant Township, Barclay Township and Olivet Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Osage City. Darker towns draw more of Superior 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 2024, 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 Superior Township: questions
What is the median household income in Superior Township?
$54,891 (±$49,092) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Superior Township?
2.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Superior Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Superior Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (17%, 27 mi), Osage City (16%, 2 mi), Emporia (10%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Superior Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Superior Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Superior Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.