For about half of its working residents, Gilman Township is a commute to Seneca
For 0% of workers, the job is at home; Kansas has 12%. Hardly any stay in Gilman Township for work; outside it, Seneca is the main destination (49%, 6 miles). At 20 minutes each way, commutes from Gilman Township run about the Kansas average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gilman Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 98 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Gilman Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.17 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 the trip to work from Gilman Township ends
Where Gilman Township clocks in
49% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Gilman Township
17 jobs are based in Gilman Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gilman Township, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 17. 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 Gilman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Gilman Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gilman Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 70 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.
How far it is to work from Gilman Township
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.
The towns around Gilman Township
The biggest share goes to Richmond Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gilman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilman Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $101,250 |
| Richmond Township | 4% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Washington Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Rock Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
| Adams Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Nemaha Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richmond Township, Washington Township, Rock Creek Township, Adams Township and Nemaha Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gilman 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 Gilman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Gilman Township?
$101,250 (±$78,228) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gilman Township?
19.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gilman Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gilman Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Gilman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gilman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gilman 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.