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Jobs & commute in Grant Township

Most of Grant Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident

4% of workers work from home, against 12% across Kansas. There are 10 jobs in Grant Township, and 143 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Grant Township; the top destination outside it is Concordia (19%, 13 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Grant Township, and who commutes in

On a workday 141 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

141live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night300
Workday170
300live here− 140head out to work+ 8come in to work= 170on a workday

About 170 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.07jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Grant Township’s working residents head each day

JamestownSimpson: 3 residents work here (2%)Glasco: 15 residents work here (10%)MiltonvaleMinneapolis: 3 residents work here (2%)Belleville: 5 residents work here (3%)Hesston: 3 residents work here (2%)Beloit: 15 residents work here (10%)Concordia: 27 residents work here (19%)Salina: 18 residents work here (13%)Manhattan: 4 residents work here (3%)Summit TownshipBeaver TownshipCenter TownshipAllen TownshipBuffalo TownshipGrant TownshipLincoln Township: 4 residents work here (3%)ConcordiaSalinaGlascoBeloitBellevilleManhattanGrant Township
1
Concordia12.6 mi away
19%27
2
Salina56.9 mi away
13%18
3
Glasco17.4 mi away
10%15
4
Beloit16 mi away
10%15
5
Belleville19.6 mi away
3%5
6
Manhattan73.9 mi away
3%4
7
Lincoln Township13.1 mi away
3%4
8
Simpson15.9 mi away
2%3
9
Minneapolis35 mi away
2%3
10
Hesston104.5 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%46
The top trips

Where Grant Township clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Most jobs in Grant Township are in services

Jobs based in Grant TownshipJobs Grant Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices100%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less40%19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month40%36%
Over $3,333 a month20%45%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 5460%55%
55 and older40%27%
+11%

Jobs based in Grant Township, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 10. 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 Grant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 19 minutes each way for Grant Township’s commuters

A year of commuting
146 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Grant Township19 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
4%

of Grant Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Grant Township gets to work
95%Drive alone
3%Carpool
1%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 188 commuters (the 4% 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

How far Grant Township goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miConcordia: 19% · 12.6 miSalina: 13% · 56.9 miGlasco: 10% · 17.4 miBeloit: 10% · 16 miBelleville: 3% · 19.6 miManhattan: 3% · 73.9 miLincoln Township: 3% · 13.1 miSimpson: 2% · 15.9 miMinneapolis: 2% · 35 miHesston: 2% · 104.5 miConcordia 19%Salina 13%Glasco 10%Beloit 10%Belleville 3%Grant Township
Grant TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi5 residents
50%10–24 mi71 residents
7%25–50 mi10 residents
40%Over 50 mi57 residents

About 40% 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.

Next door

Grant Township and the towns next door

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Grant Township19 min
Beaver Township23 min
Buffalo Township45 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownGrant Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Grant Township–——19 min$76,458
Beaver Townshipunder 3%——23 min—
Allen Townshipunder 3%————
Summit Townshipunder 3%————
Buffalo Townshipunder 3%——45 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Beaver Township, Allen Township, Summit Township and Buffalo Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Grant Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Grant Township: questions

What is the median household income in Grant Township?

$76,458 (±$13,203) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?

3.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Grant Township?

19 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Grant Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Concordia (19%, 13 mi), Salina (13%, 57 mi), Glasco (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Grant 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 Grant Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Grant Township

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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.