Versteeg-Swisher House · Photo: SharonPapierdreams · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Grant Township
Only 1% stay in Grant Township for work; outside it, Abilene is the main destination (26%, 2 miles). Working residents average 22 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. Employers in Grant Township report 234 jobs for 407 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Grant Township: the gist
Commuting out of Grant Township: the destinations
Where Grant Township clocks in
26% 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.
Grant Township by day and by night
On a workday 402 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 229 people come in from elsewhere.
About 770 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 2024, primary jobs.
What Grant Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grant Township, 2014 → 2024: 179 → 234. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Grant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Grant Township takes about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Grant Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 460 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of Grant Township commutes less than 20 miles
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 31% of Grant Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $82,375 |
| Abilene | 26% | B− | A− | 20 min | $57,924 |
| Lincoln Township | 4% | B− | C− | 19 min | $65,962 |
| Center Township | under 2% | C | C+ | 22 min | $67,143 |
| Newbern Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Buckeye Township | 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Newbern Township and Buckeye Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Abilene. Darker towns draw more of Grant 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 2024, 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 Grant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Grant Township?
$82,375 (±$52,605) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?
1.1%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grant Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grant Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Abilene (26%, 2 mi), Salina (15%, 23 mi), Manhattan (7%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
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.
More of Grant Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.