Grant Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 27 minutes on average; Kansas averages 20, the U.S. 26. Employers in Grant Township report 86 jobs, and 377 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Grant Township; the top destination outside it is Manhattan (43%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Grant Township at work: what stands out
Grant Township and Manhattan trade workers both ways
Manhattan is the top workplace for Grant Township residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Grant Township come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Grant Township is a place people come home to
There are 86 jobs based in Grant Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Grant Township has about 610 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Grant Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 377 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Grant Township to work: where people go
Where Grant Township clocks in
43% 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.
Grant Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 377 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 86 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Grant Township on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
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 trip to work from Grant Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 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 379 commuters (the 13% 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.
70% of the jobs in Grant Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Grant Township, 2014 → 2024: 42 → 86. 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.
Half of Grant Township commutes less than 12 miles
About 25% 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.
Around Grant Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Wildcat Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Grant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $166,648 |
| Blue Township | under 2% | A− | C | 21 min | $118,385 |
| Green Township | under 2% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Wildcat Township | 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Madison Township | under 2% | D | B+ | 9 min | $56,367 |
| Manhattan Township | 2% | C+ | B− | 12 min | $63,182 |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Township, Sherman Township and Wildcat 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?
$166,648 (±$28,204) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Grant Township?
9.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Grant Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Grant Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manhattan (43%, 10 mi), Topeka (5%, 58 mi), Riley (4%, 5 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.