Most of Agency Township commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute from Agency Township lasts 32 minutes (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). 10 jobs are based in Agency Township, and 211 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Agency Township itself; outside it, Topeka draws the most (22%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Agency Township stands out on work
Agency Township is a place people come home to
There are 10 jobs based in Agency Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Agency Township has about 220 people in it, 48% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Agency Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Agency Township is Topeka, 33 miles away as the crow flies. 22% of working residents (47) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Agency Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 211 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Agency Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 210 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Agency Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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.
How many miles Agency Township commutes
About 27% 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.
Getting to work from Agency Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Agency Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 150 commuters (the 10% 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.
Where Agency Township’s working residents head each day
Where Agency Township clocks in
22% of workers
5% 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.
Agency Township is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Agency Township, 2014 → 2024: 11 → 10. 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 Agency Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Next door to Agency Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Agency Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency Township | – | — | — | 32 min | $58,833 |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Brook Township | under 3% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $76,678 |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | — | — | 48 min | — |
| Melvern Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Pomona Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 25 min | $62,188 |
| Junction Township | under 3% | B− | C | 32 min | $76,635 |
Same-state neighbors only. Lincoln Township, Greenwood Township and Melvern Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Agency 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 Agency Township: questions
What is the median household income in Agency Township?
$58,833 (±$18,408) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Agency Township?
24.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Agency Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Agency Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (22%, 33 mi), Lyndon (11%, 8 mi), Lenexa (5%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Agency Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Agency Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Agency 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.