With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Browns Grove Township works elsewhere
Employers in Browns Grove Township report 20 jobs; 115 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Browns Grove Township itself; outside it, Larned draws the most (22%, 23 miles). For 20% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Browns Grove Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 114 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Browns Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 places Browns Grove Township commutes to
Where Browns Grove Township clocks in
22% of workers
7% 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 Browns Grove Township, 45% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Browns Grove Township, 2014 → 2024: 77 → 20. 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 Browns Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Browns Grove Township spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Browns Grove Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 205 commuters (the 21% 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 Browns Grove Township commutes
About 29% 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.
Browns Grove Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Browns Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Grove Township | – | — | — | 18 min | $53,333 |
| Marena Township | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Sawmill Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Shiley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Grant Township | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marena Township, Sawmill Township, Shiley Township and Grant Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Browns Grove 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 Browns Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Browns Grove Township?
$53,333 (±$21,405) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Browns Grove Township?
1.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Browns Grove Township?
18 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Browns Grove Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Larned (22%, 23 mi), Pawnee Township (10%, 18 mi), Great Bend (7%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Browns Grove Township without a car?
1% 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 Browns Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Browns Grove 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.