Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Grant Township
Working residents average 30 minutes each way, where Kansas has 20 and the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Grant Township; the top destination outside it is Marion (20%, 7 miles). No jobs are based in Grant Township in the Census job records; 60 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Grant Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The places Grant Township commutes to
Where Grant Township clocks in
20% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Grant Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 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 63 commuters (the 6% 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 Grant Township goes to work
About 42% 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 around Grant Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | – | — | — | 30 min | $62,143 |
| Clear Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Centre Township | under 4% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Doyle Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Diamond Creek Township | under 4% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Cottonwood Township | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
| Fairplay Township | under 4% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clear Creek Township, Centre Township, Doyle Township, Diamond Creek Township, Cottonwood Township and Fairplay 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.
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?
$62,143 (±$43,146) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grant Township?
30 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grant Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Marion (20%, 7 mi), Wichita (8%, 53 mi), Hillsboro (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Grant 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 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.