Photo: Omnedon · Public domainKansas Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 28 minutes each way, about the same as across Illinois. There are 103 jobs in Kansas Township, and 302 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Kansas Township itself; outside it, Paris draws the most (31%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Kansas Township, in a few figures
Out of Kansas Township to work: where people go
Where Kansas Township clocks in
31% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Kansas Township
On a workday 295 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Kansas Township on a workday afternoon, 24% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Kansas Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kansas Township, 2014 → 2024: 139 → 103. 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 Kansas Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 28 minutes each way, about the IL average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kansas Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 458 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kansas 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Kansas Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kansas Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $69,904 |
| Grandview Township | under 2% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Embarrass Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Westfield Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| East Oakland Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 26 min | $52,188 |
| Ashmore Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 24 min | $74,954 |
| Buck Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Dolson Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grandview Township, Embarrass Township, Westfield Township, Buck Township and Dolson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kansas 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 Kansas Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kansas Township?
$69,904 (±$18,496) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kansas Township?
15.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kansas Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kansas Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paris (31%, 14 mi), Terre Haute (8%, 30 mi), Charleston (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kansas Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kansas Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kansas 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.