With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Township 2 works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 45% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Employers in Township 2 report 21 jobs, and 45 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Township 2 for work; outside it, Attica is the main destination (22%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Township 2
On a workday 44 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Township 2 on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Commuting out of Township 2: the destinations
Where Township 2 clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in Township 2
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Township 2’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Working from home in Township 2
of Township 2 workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 45% 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 many miles Township 2 commutes
About 42% 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.
Around Township 2: the bordering towns
Darker towns draw more of Township 2’s workers.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Township 2 workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Township 2 | – | — | — | — | — |
| Township 1 | under 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Township 3 | under 3% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Kiowa Township | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Hazelton Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Township 1, Township 3, Kiowa Township and Hazelton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Township 2: questions
What is the poverty rate in Township 2?
22.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Township 2 work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Attica (22%, 11 mi), Anthony (9%, 12 mi), Harper (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Township 2 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 Township 2, from the people who make the trip.
More of Township 2
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.