Cutler Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 29 minutes each way; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. 101 jobs are based in Cutler Township; 326 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Cutler Township for work; outside it, Ottawa is the main destination (16%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Cutler Township in brief
Cutler Township and Ottawa trade workers both ways
Ottawa is the top workplace for Cutler Township residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Cutler Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Cutler Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 69 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 326 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Cutler Township to work: where people go
Where Cutler Township clocks in
16% of workers
8% 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.
About 29 minutes each way for Cutler Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cutler Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 353 commuters (the 8% 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 people are in Cutler Township by day
On a workday 322 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 97 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Cutler Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
72% of the jobs in Cutler Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cutler Township, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 101. 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 Cutler Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Cutler Township
About 18% 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.
The towns around Cutler Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cutler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutler Township | – | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Peoria Township | under 3% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Harrison Township | under 3% | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Pottawatomie Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Osawatomie Township | under 3% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Stanton Township | under 3% | — | — | 51 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Peoria Township, Harrison Township, Pottawatomie Township and Stanton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Osawatomie Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cutler 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 Cutler Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cutler Township?
1.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cutler Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cutler Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ottawa (16%, 9 mi), Lenexa (8%, 35 mi), Olathe (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cutler 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 Cutler Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cutler 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.