Photo: Srudisell · CC BY-SA 4.0For about two in three of its working residents, Topeka Township is a commute to Topeka
Commuters spend 18 minutes getting to work on average; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers, against 12% across Kansas. Only 2% work in Topeka Township itself; outside it, Topeka draws the most (63%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Topeka Township apart on work
Topeka Township fills up on a workday
Topeka Township has 1,928 jobs, 5.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 2,300 people are in town, 3 times the 740 who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Topeka Township residents work close to home
80% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 367 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Topeka Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 358 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 1,919 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Topeka Township on a workday afternoon, 212% more than live here.
5.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Topeka Township goes to work
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.
The daily trip into Topeka Township
Where Topeka Township clocks in
63% 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.
What work there is in Topeka Township: 1,928 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Topeka Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,187 → 1,928. 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 Topeka Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Topeka Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 501 commuters (the 4% 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.
Bordering towns draw 76% of Topeka Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Topeka Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $108,576 |
| Topeka | 63% | C+ | A− | 17 min | $56,956 |
| Williamsport Township | 3% | C | D | 22 min | $56,471 |
| Tecumseh Township | 2% | A+ | C− | 22 min | $109,856 |
| Soldier Township | 4% | A− | C− | 20 min | $99,994 |
| Mission Township | 4% | A | C− | 19 min | $121,565 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Topeka. Darker towns draw more of Topeka 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 Topeka Township: questions
What is the median household income in Topeka Township?
$108,576 (±$27,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Topeka Township?
1.7%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Topeka Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Topeka Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Topeka Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Topeka Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Topeka 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.