Gale Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 8 jobs in Gale Township, against 110 working residents. Hardly any work in Gale Township; the top destination outside it is Marion (26%, 5 miles). Below the poverty line: 36.1% of residents; Kansas has 11.3%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Gale Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Gale 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.
Where the trip to work from Gale Township ends
Where Gale Township clocks in
26% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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 Gale Township: what the 8 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gale Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 8. 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 Gale Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Gale Township works
About 21% 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.
How Gale Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gale Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gale Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Centre Township | under 3% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Risley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Wilson Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Centre Township, Risley Township and Wilson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gale 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 Gale Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Gale Township?
36.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gale Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (26%, 5 mi), Hillsboro (13%, 6 mi), Wichita (11%, 51 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gale Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gale 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.