For more than half of its working residents, Finley Township is a commute to Oberlin
Employers in Finley Township report 7 jobs for 25 working residents. 0% of workers work from home (Kansas 12%). Hardly any work in Finley Township itself; outside it, Oberlin draws the most (56%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Finley Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 20 people are in Finley Township on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.
0.28 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Finley Township ends
Where Finley Township clocks in
56% 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.
A place that makes things: 43% of Finley Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Finley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Finley Township
of Finley Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Finley Township
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.
Finley Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Beaver Township (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Finley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finley Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Herl Township | under 4% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Beaver Township | 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Township | 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Herl Township, Beaver Township and Logan Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Finley 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 Finley Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Finley Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Finley Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Finley 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 Finley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Finley 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.