Galt Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Galt Township report 10 jobs; 30 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Galt Township itself; outside it, Lyons draws the most (20%, 11 miles). For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for Kansas as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Galt Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 56 people are in Galt Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Galt Township ends
Where Galt Township clocks in
17% 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, not services: 70% of the jobs in Galt Township
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 Galt Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Galt Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Galt Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 5% 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 Galt Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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 Galt Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Galt Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galt Township | – | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Odessa Township | under 4% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Mitchell Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Victoria Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Trivoli Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Odessa Township, Mitchell Township, Victoria Township and Trivoli Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Galt 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 Galt Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Galt Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Galt Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Galt Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lyons (20%, 11 mi), Little River (17%, 7 mi), Wichita (17%, 68 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Galt 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 Galt Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Galt 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.