Work means Ness City for about two in five of Forrester Township’s working residents
Only 3% work in Forrester Township; the top destination outside it is Ness City (40%, 6 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; Kansas has 12%. Commuters spend 33 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
The workday shuffle in and out of Forrester Township
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Forrester Township: the destinations
Where Forrester Township clocks in
40% 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.
Jobs in Forrester Township: what the 25 are
25 jobs are based in Forrester Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forrester Township, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 25. 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 Forrester Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Forrester Township, about 33 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Forrester Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 24 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.
How far Forrester Township’s workers travel
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.
Forrester Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Forrester Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forrester Township | – | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Eden Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Nevada Township | under 4% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Ohio Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Center Township | under 4% | C− | C+ | 14 min | $64,583 |
| Franklin Township | under 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eden Township, Nevada Township, Ohio Township and Franklin Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Forrester 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 Forrester Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Forrester Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Forrester Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Forrester Township work?
3% work in town.
Can you get around Forrester 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 Forrester Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forrester 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.