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Jobs & commute in Vicksburg Township

Mankato draws about half of Vicksburg Township’s working residents

Hardly any work in Vicksburg Township itself; outside it, Mankato draws the most (50%, 13 miles). Vicksburg Township has 12 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Vicksburg Township on a workday

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night26
Workday14
26live here− 12head out to work+ 0come in to work= 14on a workday

About 14 people are in Vicksburg Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

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 commute map

Where Vicksburg Township goes to work

Simpson: 1 residents work here (8%)Mankato: 6 residents work here (50%)Belleville: 1 residents work here (8%)Salina: 1 residents work here (8%)Manhattan: 1 residents work here (8%)Topeka: 1 residents work here (8%)Superior: 1 residents work here (8%)Vicksburg TownshipBeaver TownshipBuffalo TownshipAllen TownshipGrant TownshipMankatoSimpsonBellevilleSalinaManhattanTopekaVicksburg Township
1
Mankato12.6 mi away
50%6
2
Simpson22.3 mi away
8%1
3
Belleville20.9 mi away
8%1
4
Salina64.9 mi away
8%1
5
Manhattan82.3 mi away
8%1
6
Topeka131.3 mi away
8%1
7
Superior, NE22.2 mi away
8%1
The top trips

Where Vicksburg Township clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Vicksburg Township

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMankato: 50% · 12.6 miSimpson: 8% · 22.3 miBelleville: 8% · 20.9 miSalina: 8% · 64.9 miManhattan: 8% · 82.3 miTopeka: 8% · 131.3 miSuperior: 8% · 22.2 miMankato 50%Simpson 8%Belleville 8%Salina 8%Manhattan 8%Vicksburg Township
Vicksburg TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
67%10–24 mi8 residents
8%25–50 mi1 residents
25%Over 50 mi3 residents

About 25% 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.

Next door

How Vicksburg Township compares with the towns next door

Jobs & commute next door

TownVicksburg Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Vicksburg Township–————
Grant Townshipunder 9%——32 min—
Beaver Townshipunder 9%——23 min—
Buffalo Townshipunder 9%——17 min—
Allen Townshipunder 9%————

Same-state neighbors only. Grant Township, Beaver Township, Buffalo Township and Allen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Vicksburg Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Vicksburg Township: questions

Where do people who live in Vicksburg Township work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Vicksburg Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Vicksburg Township

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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.