Fragrant Hill Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
There are 30 jobs in Fragrant Hill Township, against 99 working residents. Hardly any work in Fragrant Hill Township; the top destination outside it is Abilene (15%, 17 miles). 24% of workers have no commute at all, where Kansas as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Fragrant Hill Township on a workday
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Fragrant Hill 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.
Where people from Fragrant Hill Township work
Where Fragrant Hill Township clocks in
15% of workers
12% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Fragrant Hill Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fragrant Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 30. 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 Fragrant Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fragrant Hill Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 127 commuters (the 24% 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.
Half of Fragrant Hill Township commutes less than 20 miles
About 26% 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.
Fragrant Hill Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fragrant Hill Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fragrant Hill Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $56,446 |
| Smoky Hill Township | under 3% | D− | B+ | 12 min | $50,922 |
| Sherman Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Noble Township | under 3% | C+ | B | 21 min | $76,429 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sherman Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fragrant Hill 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 Fragrant Hill Township: questions
What is the median household income in Fragrant Hill Township?
$56,446 (±$35,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fragrant Hill Township?
38.9%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fragrant Hill Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fragrant Hill Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Abilene (15%, 17 mi), Junction City (12%, 10 mi), Salina (9%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Fragrant Hill Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fragrant Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fragrant Hill 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.