Hill City draws about half of Gettysburg Township’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. Hardly any stay in Gettysburg Township for work; outside it, Hill City is the main destination (45%, 10 miles). There are 9 jobs in Gettysburg Township, and 29 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Gettysburg Township by day
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48 people are in Gettysburg Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.31 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
Where Gettysburg Township goes to work
Where Gettysburg Township clocks in
45% of workers
7% 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 33% of work in Gettysburg Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gettysburg Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 9. 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 Gettysburg Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Gettysburg Township
of Gettysburg Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 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.
Miles to work from Gettysburg Township
About 32% 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.
The towns around Gettysburg Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gettysburg Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Township | – | — | — | — | $48,542 |
| Solomon Township | under 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Millbrook Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Allodium Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Hill City Township | under 4% | — | — | 10 min | — |
| Indiana Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Bowcreek Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Solomon Township, Millbrook Township, Allodium Township, Indiana Township and Bowcreek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Hill City Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gettysburg Township?
$48,542 (±$18,666) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gettysburg Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gettysburg Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Gettysburg 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 Gettysburg Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gettysburg 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.