With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Alta Township works elsewhere
6 jobs are based in Alta Township, against 81 working residents. Hardly any work in Alta Township; the top destination outside it is Hesston (30%, 12 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Alta Township on a workday
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Alta Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
The places Alta Township commutes to
Where Alta Township clocks in
30% of workers
17% of workers
14% 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.
In Alta Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alta Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 6. 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 Alta Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 40 minutes each way for Alta Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alta Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 commuters (the 0% 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 far Alta Township’s workers travel
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 Alta Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Alta Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Township | – | — | — | 40 min | $119,348 |
| Burrton Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 22 min | $80,122 |
| Turkey Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Garden Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Little River Township | under 2% | B | C | 22 min | $71,016 |
Same-state neighbors only. Turkey Creek Township and Garden Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Alta 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 Alta Township: questions
What is the median household income in Alta Township?
$119,348 (±$7,312) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Alta Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alta Township?
40 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alta Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hesston (30%, 12 mi), Newton (17%, 17 mi), Wichita (14%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alta Township 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 Alta Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alta 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.