Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center · Public domainGardner Township has 2.0 jobs for every working resident: 2,383 people commute in to work
Jobs & income A+: better than 97% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access · #8 of 151 in Kansas.
Walkability C−: more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns · #128 of 151 in Kansas.
Household incomes here are higher than in 87% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 28 minutes each way (Kansas 20, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Gardner Township; the top destination outside it is Olathe (25%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Gardner Township
Gardner Township makes and builds things
54% of the jobs based in Gardner Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Gardner Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 13%. The jobs ↓
Gardner Township is where the jobs are
Gardner Township has 2,411 jobs, 2.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,700 people are in town, 46% more than the 2,600 who live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Gardner Township works one town over
34% of working residents work in a town that borders Gardner Township: Olathe (25%) and Gardner (9%). Next door ↓
Gardner Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
What’s behind Gardner Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Gardner Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #8 of 151 in Kansas. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 75% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
Unemployment (0.8%) is left out: Gardner Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Gardner Township could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Gardner Township makes things: 54% of its jobs are in goods
2,411 jobs are based in Gardner Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gardner Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gardner Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,176 → 2,411. 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.
Gardner Township fills up on a workday
On a workday 1,204 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 2,383 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Gardner Township on a workday afternoon, 46% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Kansas
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gardner Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 790 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Where Gardner Township’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Gardner Township clocks in
11% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Gardner Township commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Gardner Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gardner Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #128 of 151 in Kansas. Both inputs place Gardner Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 899 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 51% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Gardner Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gardner Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gardner Township is 127th of 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Gardner Township, the top three, the last and three more from Kansas.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 39 | Oxford Township KS | 2,058 | $163K | 1.9% | 2.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 62 | Ohio Township KS | 2,219 | $158K | 0.6% | 0.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 82 | Kechi KS | 2,375 | $113K | 3.2% | 0.9% | <1% | A+ |
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| 125 | Eagle WI | 2,115 | $112K | 2.9% | 1.6% | 2% | A+ |
| 126 | Prairie Du Long Township IL | 2,549 | $159K | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| 127 | Gardner Township KS | 2,550 | $116K | 2.2% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 128 | Avilla AR | 1,833 | $106K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 129 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
34% of Gardner Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Olathe (25%). Darker towns draw more of Gardner Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gardner Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Township | – | A+ | C− | 28 min | $116,136 |
| Gardner | 9% | A− | B− | 23 min | $96,818 |
| Edgerton | under 3% | A− | D | 24 min | $84,838 |
| Olathe | 25% | A | B+ | 21 min | $114,009 |
| McCamish Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Spring Hill Township | under 3% | B+ | B | 32 min | $110,536 |
| Lexington Township | under 3% | A+ | B− | 24 min | $135,068 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $119,097 |
Same-state neighbors only. McCamish Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Gardner Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gardner Township?
$116,136 (±$45,104) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gardner Township?
2.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gardner Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gardner Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (25%, 5 mi), Overland Park (15%, 12 mi), Lenexa (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gardner Township walkable?
Gardner Township is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gardner Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gardner Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gardner 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.