With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Delmore Township works elsewhere
Employers in Delmore Township report 12 jobs, and 88 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Delmore Township itself; outside it, McPherson draws the most (26%, 10 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Kansas 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Delmore Township
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Delmore Township on a workday afternoon, 42% 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 Delmore Township commutes to
Where Delmore Township clocks in
16% of workers
9% 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.
58% of the jobs in Delmore Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Delmore Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 12. 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 Delmore Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes to work from Delmore Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Delmore Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Delmore 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.
Delmore Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Delmore Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmore Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $38,958 |
| Bonaville Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| New Gottland Township | under 3% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Empire Township | under 3% | B+ | D | 17 min | $95,000 |
| Battle Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bonaville Township, New Gottland Township and Battle Hill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Delmore 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 Delmore Township: questions
What is the median household income in Delmore Township?
$38,958 (±$12,685) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Delmore Township?
14.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Delmore Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Delmore Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are McPherson (26%, 10 mi), McPherson Township (16%, 7 mi), Canton (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Delmore Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Delmore Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Delmore 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.