Brush Creek Bridge · Photo: Jwhiteker · CC BY-SA 4.0Verdigris Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Verdigris Township; the top destination outside it is Fredonia (32%, 11 miles). Verdigris Township has 9 jobs; 145 of its residents have a job. 27% of workers have no commute at all; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Verdigris Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 144 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Verdigris Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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.
Out of Verdigris Township to work: where people go
Where Verdigris Township clocks in
32% of workers
9% 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.
Verdigris Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Verdigris Township, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 9. 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 Verdigris Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Verdigris Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Verdigris Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 27% 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 Verdigris Township commutes
About 35% 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.
How Verdigris Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Verdigris Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdigris Township | – | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Toronto Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Fall River Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Salt Springs Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Pleasant Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Toronto Township, Fall River Township, Salt Springs Township, Prairie Township and Pleasant Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Verdigris 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 Verdigris Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Verdigris Township?
15.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Verdigris Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Verdigris Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fredonia (32%, 11 mi), Chanute (9%, 24 mi), Wichita (6%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Verdigris Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Verdigris Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Verdigris 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.