With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Delaware Township works elsewhere
374 jobs are based in Delaware Township, and 829 of its residents work somewhere. The two grades for Delaware Township are B for jobs and income and B for walkability. About one in seven stay in Delaware Township for work; outside it, Topeka is the main destination (17%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Delaware Township apart
Delaware Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Delaware Township is Topeka, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 17% of working residents (141) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Many jobs in Delaware Township pay little
33% of the jobs based in Delaware Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Delaware 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 829 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Delaware Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Delaware Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Delaware Township’s grade up (2.0%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Delaware Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Short hops and long hauls from Delaware Township
About 16% 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.
Jobs in Delaware Township: what the 374 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delaware Township, 2013 → 2023: 312 → 374. 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 Delaware Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 29 minutes from Delaware Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delaware Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 938 commuters (the 14% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Delaware Township
On a workday 729 residents head out to work, 100 work right here, and 274 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Delaware Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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 Delaware Township commutes to
Where Delaware Township clocks in
17% of workers
6% 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.
Most trips from Delaware Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Delaware Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Delaware Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,089 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 14.0% of Delaware Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Delaware Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400, Delaware Township comes 1,772nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 2% | A+ |
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| 48 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 54 | Lexington Township KS | 1,512 | $135K | 0.0% | 2.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 74 | Westwood KS | 1,720 | $118K | 1.9% | 2.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 1,770 | Clinton Township IN | 1,529 | $106K | 13.4% | 6.4% | 5% | B |
| 1,771 | Grant Township KS | 1,317 | $85K | 6.0% | 5.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,772 | Delaware Township KS | 1,785 | $66K | 4.5% | 2.0% | 12% | B |
| 1,773 | Valley Township KS | 1,326 | $90K | 8.3% | 7.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,774 | Elba NY | 2,135 | $92K | 8.2% | 4.3% | 4% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Delaware Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
How Delaware Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delaware Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware Township | – | B | B | 29 min | $66,146 |
| Norton Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Ozawkie Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 32 min | $99,327 |
| Rock Creek Township | under 3% | B+ | C− | 25 min | $92,650 |
| Kapioma Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 3% | C+ | B− | 32 min | $66,696 |
Same-state neighbors only. Norton Township: not graded. Kapioma Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delaware 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 Delaware Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delaware Township?
$66,146 (±$15,448) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delaware Township?
4.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delaware Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delaware Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (17%, 25 mi), Valley Falls (10%, 2 mi), Winchester (6%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Delaware Township walkable?
Delaware Township is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Delaware Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delaware Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delaware 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.