Photo: Steve Meirowsky · CC BY 2.0Most of Durham Park Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 4% stay in Durham Park Township for work; outside it, Marion is the main destination (14%, 14 miles). Employers in Durham Park Township report 45 jobs, against 114 working residents. Commuters spend 23 minutes getting to work on average, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Durham Park Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Durham Park 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 towns that employ Durham Park Township’s residents
Where Durham Park Township clocks in
14% 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.
The kinds of work in Durham Park Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Durham Park Township, 2013 → 2023: 44 → 45. 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 Durham Park Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Durham Park Township’s commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Durham Park Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 74 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.
The distance from Durham Park Township to work
About 35% 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.
Durham Park Township and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Durham Park Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Park Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $85,313 |
| Risley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Risley Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Durham Park 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 Durham Park Township: questions
What is the median household income in Durham Park Township?
$85,313 (±$25,160) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Durham Park Township?
8.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Durham Park Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Durham Park Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (14%, 14 mi), Lost Springs (7%, 14 mi), Wichita (7%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Durham Park 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 Durham Park Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Durham Park 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.