Most of Tioga Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Employers in Tioga Township report 81 jobs; 378 of its residents have a job. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Tioga Township apart on work
Tioga Township and Chanute trade workers both ways
Chanute is the top workplace for Tioga Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Tioga Township come from (30% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Tioga Township is a place people come home to
There are 81 jobs based in Tioga Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tioga Township has about 530 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Tioga Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 378 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
30% of working residents work in Chanute
Where Tioga Township clocks in
30% of workers
9% 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.
Tioga Township by day and by night
On a workday 376 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 79 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Tioga Township on a workday afternoon, 36% 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 trip to work from Tioga Township: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tioga Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 558 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.
In Tioga Township, 38% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tioga Township, 2013 → 2023: 80 → 81. 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 Tioga Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Tioga Township
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.
Bordering towns draw 30% of Tioga Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tioga Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tioga Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $78,472 |
| Chanute | 30% | D | B | 13 min | $50,882 |
| Big Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Canville Township | under 2% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Logan Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Colfax Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Cottage Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Big Creek Township, Canville Township, Logan Township, Colfax Township and Cottage Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chanute. Darker towns draw more of Tioga 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 Tioga Township: questions
What is the median household income in Tioga Township?
$78,472 (±$31,660) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tioga Township?
2.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tioga Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tioga Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chanute (30%, 4 mi), Parsons (9%, 28 mi), St. Paul (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tioga 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 Tioga Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tioga 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.